Brand spotting
Next time you go for a weekend break, or a Sunday drive, visit the places that really make Britain great: its landscape of brands.
Dan Anthony
Dr 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 is a Senior Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at the University of the West of England and his research focusses on the relationship between intellectual property and creativity.
His documentaries, plays and comedy series have been broadcast on radio and TV and his children’s books are popular with young readers throughout the country.
The secret tsunami: how intellectual property enforcement updated the crime wave
Unilever CEO Paul Polman famously said, when confronted with the statistic that half the people in the world have lost trust with big business, “we have an issue”. Trust is at the heart of Polman’s message.
Shopping with mother: 100 years of Ladybird books
‘A is for armoured train’ is the first sentence in the first ever Ladybird book. It was published 100 years ago.
Re-branding Dirt
Creatives and inventives are sometimes characterised as dreamers. Their shared trait is their concern with the edges of experience, not the nitty gritty of reality.
Smart ARM
For those of us still struggling, like disorientated turtles across the starlit beach of economic recovery, a glance through British technology giant ARM Holding’s annual reports makes empowering reading.
Thames, Dogger, Fisher: CO2 rising
Traditionally, if you want to predict the future you need two things: a soothsayer and a disembowelled chicken.
The Story of Tracy Beaker: how creative teams make successful stories
When we think of great inventors, artists and writers a gallery of individuals parade through our imaginations.
Intangible foundations: how IP holds buildings up
If you want to see great British architecture – go away. Huge dollops of UK based design skills, set in concrete and framed in steel, dominate the skylines of the world’s great cities.
Whose Crab Is It Anyway? Cooperative IP
In 1877 the Great Eastern Railway reached Cromer. It brought with it holidaymakers who fell in love with the picturesque seaside resort on the North Norfolk coast.
Invisible counterfeits – and how to spot them
Counterfeiting is a threat. Not just to consumers who have been sold defective or dangerous goods. It challenges industries and entire economies.
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