Champagne or sparkling wine? Geographic Indications in China
‘Champagne’, ‘Bordeaux’, ’Parma Ham’, ‘Parmesan’. Each of these products, associated with certain regions, are renowned and trusted for their nature, quality and authenticity.
Trade marks
Trade marks are signs that distinguish the goods or services of one business from those offered by their competitors. Trade marks have to be renewed every 10 years but can last forever.
Tour de France: pedalling brands
What brings caffeine shampoo, floor tiling and cutting edge kitchen extractor systems together this July? The answer is the biggest, free sporting event in the world: the Tour de France.
Despicable IP
All parents will know the pain and trauma of hearing the Peppa Pig theme tune for the 12th time in a morning. Or watching Disney's Frozen on repeat, just for a 'Let it go' sing-along.
Band or Brand?
It is Glastonbury Festival time again kids. We all have our favourite bands and artists. But are we buying into the band, the music or the brand?
Anyone for tennis? Serving the Wimbledon brand
As I watch my kids look for their lost tennis ball in the hedge, I am suddenly reminded that it will soon be time for Wimbledon.
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”.
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.
Jumping on the brand wagon
A number of famous scientists throughout the years have been linked with Intellectual Property. Mostly though, this is to do with Patents.
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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