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The Beatles, Sergeant Pepper and Intellectual Property
© Images copyright Apple Corps Ltd. 50 years ago the creative industries were conceived in the summer of love.
Dan Anthony
Dan Anthony worked as a trade marks examiner and seconded national expert for the UK IPO and OHIM and he writes extensively on the subject of IP.
He teachers creative writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University and is researching the relationship between intellectual property and creativity at Cardiff University.
His plays and comedy series have been broadcast radio and TV and his children’s books are popular with young readers throughout the country.
International Women’s Day: The mothers of invention
The term ‘scientist’ was coined by William Whewell in 1834 in a review of an academic paper called ‘On the Connexion of the Physical Sciences’.
Treasure Islands: how IP makes teammates out of pirates
The mainland of the United Kingdom is the ninth biggest island in the world.
The message is the medium
How trade marks make history.
Intelligent Textiles: how solutions find their problems
In 1913, the British textiles industry achieved its highest output – 7 billion square yards of cloth were produced.
Digital democracy
How cinema turns viewers into creatives.
Trade mark registration 2273780 - ‘Roald Dahl’
How intellectual property makes literature. This month, 100 years ago in Cardiff, one of the world’s greatest writers of children’s fiction was born.
What’s the alternative?
The Centre for Alternative Technology is a catalyst for innovation.
Chase the Ace
As you drive away this summer remember: roads make trade marks.
National treasures
The UK was once described as an island of coal surrounded by fish – the exploitation of its natural resources was the key to its economic success.