31st Jan 2022
Mrs Kelvey and I recently visited our local refill store for the first time. We’ve known about it for a while but had never had the time to make the trip, but last Saturday we filled our bags with empty bottles and jars to see what it was all about. A study by Deloitte (here) […]
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21st Jul 2021
Reddie & Grose LLP recently participated in London Climate Action Week, delivering a presentation entitled “Innovations for a Sustainable Lifestyle”. Rather than focussing on large-scale global or societal technological fixes, we very much wanted to highlight the changes that individuals could make in their own lives to be better ancestors to future generations. The presentation […]
28th Apr 2021
On 26th March this year, Brooklyn, New York, based art collective MSCHF Product Studio, Inc. announced the launch of a pair of ‘Satan’ themed training shoes that were an instant sensation. The shoes were a limited edition collaboration with Grammy award winning rapper and media personality Lil Nas X and used the black on black […]
9th Mar 2021
On International Women’s Day, Georgina Ainscow, Olivia Buckingham and Xiaoxi Zhu attended Innovate UK and KTN’s Women Innovate event. The event was a fantastic celebration of women in innovation, but also carried a message of much more to be done to achieve true diversity and inclusivity. A clear message too, that this can only benefit the economy, with estimates ranging from £180 billion […]
13th Nov 2020
Plastic is great. It’s cheap, strong, lightweight, durable, waterproof, doesn’t break down easily… the list goes on. Its diverse range of properties lends itself to many applications. However, the exceptional durability of plastic is something of a double edged sword. In order to meet the high demand for plastic we produce over 300 million tonnes […]
12th Nov 2020
July to September 2020 This blog covers invalidity decisions issued by the EUIPO during the third quarter of 2020, from 1 July 2020 to 30 September 2020. Our previous blog covering the decisions issued during the second quarter of 2020 can be found here. Registered Community designs (RCDs) protect the shape and appearance of new […]
10th Jun 2020
We have previously looked at a variety of innovations which could replace plastic packaging and prevent plastic from ending up in the ocean. There is no doubt that innovation is key to solving the plastic problem; however, innovators are faced with an additional challenge when researching and developing an idea. This is because it must […]
29th Nov 2019
Registered Community designs (RCDs) and registered UK designs are used to protect the design of the shape and appearance of the whole or part of a new product. This article looks at a practical, real-life example of how a company has used registered designs to protect the design of a new product. Apple is known […]
31st May 2019
The UK’s Environment Secretary Michael Gove has recently confirmed a ban on plastic straws, plastic drink stirrers, and plastic stemmed cotton buds which will come into force in England next year. But, what are the alternatives to plastic? There’s no denying that plastic plays an important role in the modern world. Since the invention of […]
7th Feb 2019
On 11 January 2019 McDonald’s lost their “BIG MAC” EU trade mark registration. The mark had been registered in three classes, covering food, non-alcoholic beverages and restaurant services, since 1998. The EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Cancellation Division revoked the registration after deciding that, on looking at the evidence, the global fast-food franchise had not […]
20th Dec 2018
In the wake of the UK Supreme Court decision in Warner-Lambert v Actavis (post here), second medical use claims have received considerable attention from the IP commentariat. We take a look at yet another controversy associated with the claim form: the nature of the “medical products” to which they can be applied. Second medical use claims […]
23rd Apr 2018
Scientists genetically modify enzyme capable of breaking down plastic This week, scientists announced that one of the world’s most vexing problems is a step closer to being solved. For better or worse, man-made plastics have become ubiquitous thanks to their durable and lightweight nature and relative cheapness to produce. However disposing of plastic in an […]
16th Mar 2018
Patents exist for inventions that solve real world problems, and the world is currently facing one of its biggest ever problems; plastic, and the ever increasing demand for its use in packaging our everyday items. In many ways, plastic is a wonderful thing. It’s an amazingly cheap, strong, lightweight, and versatile material, which significantly contributes […]
18th May 2017
…is the likely response from Nestlé to the Court of Appeal following the latest ruling to reject trade mark protection of the shape of the famous four-fingered chocolate bar in the UK. The decision was handed down on 17 May 2017. This is an appeal from the judgment of Arnold J given on 20 January […]
29th Nov 2016
Food and drink is one of the largest manufacturing sectors in the UK and the industry invests heavily in R&D. As in any other fiercely competitive market, food and drink companies need to be constantly innovating in order to keep up with changing consumer trends and government regulations. Thousands of new products are brought out […]