The art of the festival
As I’m writing this, summer has well and truly kicked in. But I’m all too aware that this glorious weather is unlikely to last for long. Why? Well, we’re heading straight into the heart of festival season, aren’t we?
Design
Designs protect the way things look. There are different types of protection available for designs. Registered design rights are offered at the IPO but there are also unregistered rights and European design rights.
Iconögraphy
The deaths of two quite different British rock stars during Christmas and New Year highlight the UK’s ability to bring apparently counter-culture ideas into the mainstream.
Marked goods and branding
Since the dawn of time people have marked goods to indicate ownership, craftsmanship, producer or place of production.
You've got mail!
It’s that time of year again for romance. Although I never expect to be showered with extravagant gifts, I still get a bit giggly if I’m bought a dozen red roses.
Land Rover Defender: unbeatable British IP
At the end of this month, after 67 years continuous production, the last Land Rover Defender will roll off the production line at Solihull.
January sale at the IPO: cut price fees for designs!
Registered designs has often been described as the Cinderella right of the intellectual property world.
A toy story
With more than a few Christmases behind me it still surprises me how many toys have stood the test of time.
On your bike
Is the name of the office cycle to work scheme through which I recently bought my new baby, Gemma the defiant Giant.
Swing Logo
At 4 o’clock in the afternoon, on Sunday October 31, as the cool embrace of the last October evening envelops the sleepy suburb of Twickenham, time will stop.
The red sole
As a self confessed shoe obsessive one of my idols is the famous Christian Louboutin. With London Fashion week coming to an end today, I began thinking about the iconic designer and (naturally) his Intellectual Property.
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