Gary Townley

Gary worked in the field of Intellectual Property for over 30 years. He is now the Senior Communications Manager at Companies House.

Plotto

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 8 June 2016 - Categories: Copyright

They say that everyone has a novel in them. It could be about family history, journeys overseas, crime, innovation or a thriller.

Hoof Hearted

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 7 April 2016 - Categories: Trade marks

It’s the bookmaker’s favourite day of the year. The day when everyone, from Aunt Edna to Grandpa Joe, will invest a few pounds on a horse running in the Grand National.

Marked goods and branding

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 10 March 2016 - Categories: Business, Copyright, Design, Patents, Trade marks

Since the dawn of time people have marked goods to indicate ownership, craftsmanship, producer or place of production.

Copy, write

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 23 February 2016 - Categories: Business, Copyright

I don’t consider myself an author by any means, but I often contribute blogs or articles for our website.

A toy story

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 14 December 2015 - Categories: Design, Patents

With more than a few Christmases behind me it still surprises me how many toys have stood the test of time.

Scaring the infringers

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 29 October 2015 - Categories: Enforcement

Halloween is upon us and many revellers will be dressing up in outfits to scare friends and family.

A licence to thrill

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 12 October 2015 - Categories: Business

Two years ago we attended the Brand Licensing Europe exhibition at Olympia where we had a small stand in the advice centre.

Blizzard

Posted by: Gary Townley, Posted on: 5 August 2015 - Categories: Trade marks

I am a bit of a car buff. Not an expert. I am not interested whether the car has a V6 or intercoolers etc, but I like it to look sporty and have a reasonable turn of speed.