A toy story
With more than a few Christmases behind me it still surprises me how many toys have stood the test of time.
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.
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.
Get it right first time
Working as part of the business outreach team I am used to spending lots of time on the road speaking to businesses.
Prototypes: who needs them?
By definition, prototype means it is an early stage representation of a final product or thing. They can be essential but also disproportionately costly, fragile and can often be done without.
New Designers: a visit by an old(er) designer
New Designers is an annual event held in London, in fact this year the event celebrated 30 years.
You can’t patent a name
It’s quite disappointing when reading an article in the press that I see “Mr X has applied to patent his name” or “last year 3000 inventions were copyrighted in the UK”.
Wheels of creativity
When are Prada, Gucci and Armani going to try their arts on the wheelchair? Creating from the front wheels to the backrest, a glorious fashion statement, rather than an unavoidable announcement of medical need?
Everyone owns IP. What do you own?
It’s a question that we often ask as part of the IPO’s outreach team and it’s not always easy to answer.
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