23rd Oct 2019
Brewing giant Carlsberg recently unveiled two prototypes for a “paper beer bottle”, as part of the firm’s Together Towards Zero environmental initiative. Carlsberg has been working on this project since 2015, in collaboration with Danish innovation company ecoXpac, packaging company BillerudKorsnäs, and the Danish Technological Institute. This collaboration has now led to the formation of […]
29th Aug 2018
Packaging delivers to consumers powerful visual messages by which products are made immediately recognisable. As we walk down a supermarket aisle, browse through the pages of a magazine or check out a website we are bombarded with visual cue after visual cue. Our brains respond to these by making instant associations between familiar combinations of […]
30th Apr 2024
Originally published by The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys. TikTok must now be one of the most popular, fast-growing social media apps globally. Starting off as a platform mostly used to post dance routines and lip-sync videos, it has turned into a highly influential advertising platform. The brands love it and so do those […]
22nd Apr 2024
Earth Day 2024 takes place today (22 April 2024), providing an opportunity for us all to come together and renew our commitments to safeguarding our planet and fighting for a brighter future. This year’s theme – Planet vs Plastics – sets particularly clear objectives. For example, a 60% reduction in the production of all plastics […]
21st Feb 2024
The week of 18-24 February is Engineers Week in the United States – one of the largest STEM events in the United States. Although I am writing this article from the UK, the creativity and hard work of engineers has an effect which extends far beyond the borders of any one country and is something […]
16th Feb 2024
As London Fashion Week celebrates its 40th anniversary, it’s a fitting time to celebrate the fashion and textile industry’s significant impact on UK PLC. According to research conducted by Oxford Economics it’s responsible for £62 billion of annual UK GDP, one in every 25 UK jobs and £1 in every £30 of HMRC’s annual tax receipts. […]
5th Feb 2024
For many, January is a time to commit to resolutions and lifestyle changes. No surprise then, that it has become synonymous with Veganuary, a campaign to persuade consumers to adopt a vegan diet for the first month of the year. In this blog we consider the respective trade mark strategies of Veganuary and the Vegan […]
17th Jan 2024
Between scoffing mince pies and watching Die Hard (again), I found time over the festive period to watch David Attenborough’s latest documentary series, Planet Earth III. While the shots were predictably spectacular and the animals suitably fascinating, this time around the series focused much more on the destruction of the natural world due to human activity. […]
24th Nov 2023
The UK is a global leader in semiconductor chip design, packaging and intellectual property. This expertise positions the country in a critical role to play in shaping the future of semiconductor technology. The announcement of the National Semiconductor Strategy in May of this year came as a positive to see that the UK Government is […]
14th Nov 2023
In a competitive market, where having a well-recognised brand on supermarket shelves is key, it’s no surprise that trade mark filings for plant-based alternatives are going through the roof. Beyond Meat alone has filed 108 trade marks at the USPTO. With past examples of granted and rejected trademarks, Reddie and Grose outlines what is protectable […]
4th Oct 2023
If you have visited a coffee outlet, or treated yourself to a takeaway this week, you may have noticed something. Your drink should not have come in a polystyrene cup, and your meal should not have come with plastic cutlery. This is because, on 1st October 2023 the sale of a range of single use […]
26th Jul 2023
Welcome to the inaugural edition of Reddie & Grose’s Sustainable Innovation report: an investigation into the start ups, companies, and technology transfer offices making significant contributions to inventions with the potential to address the climate and ecological crises. The launch of our report has been tailored to coincide with London Climate Action Week (LCAW) 2023. […]
26th Apr 2023
To celebrate World Intellectual Property Day, which this year recognises female inventors, I wanted to tell the curious lesser-known story of one-time inventor and patentee, Carmela Vitale. Chances are you have never heard of her, but I am almost certain you have benefited from her ground-breaking invention. A Slice of History Carmela was born in […]
15th Nov 2022
I recycle, and I like to think I know what I am doing. Paper and card goes in the little black boxes. Garden waste goes in the green bin. Food waste goes in the little green caddie. Glass, tins, and plastic all go in the black bin. Mrs Kelvey and I even take our flexible […]
28th Sep 2022
Just 3 months after the official celebrations of her Platinum Jubilee, the death of Queen Elizabeth brought the second Elizabethan era for Britain to an end. In another indication the reign of King Charles III has officially begun, his new royal cypher has now been unveiled on 27 September 2022. Although this cypher is the […]
23rd Aug 2022
Some inventions are bad: sprayable cheese, subprime mortgages, the mankini. Some inventions are evil: agent orange, the guillotine, spam emails. Some inventions are in fact so evil that they cannot be patented in the UK on the grounds that they are contrary to ‘ordre public’: cluster munitions, land mines, chemical weapons. Then there are the […]
1st Aug 2022
To support the 2022 London Climate Action week in June/July, Reddie & Grose hosted an online panel discussion asking whether, in view of the ongoing climate and ecological emergencies, the Intellectual Property system is doing enough to support innovators working on Green Tech and Net Zero related inventions. Four speakers joined us to share their […]
28th Jul 2022
In 2021, the UK Government made separate food waste collection mandatory for households in England by 2023. This legislation, imposed as part of the Environment Act 2021, is designed to accelerate the transition to a circular economy and tackle significant challenges of waste generation. In England, 50% of local councils are currently collecting food waste […]
4th May 2022
Intellectual Property (IP) is regularly discussed, but rights such as patents for technical inventions, or registered designs for the shapes of products, might first come to mind. And these may not be relevant to many companies. But IP also includes trade marks, or brands, and every company has a trade mark. A trade mark is […]
7th Mar 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day I wanted to tell the curious, lesser-known story of one-time inventor and patentee, Carmela Vitale. Chances are you have never heard of her, but I am almost certain you have benefited from her ground-breaking invention. A Slice of History Carmela was born in 1937. By the early 1980’s she was […]