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Shopping with mother: 100 years of Ladybird books

Dan Anthony, 3 June 2015 - Trade marks

‘A is for armoured train’ is the first sentence in the first ever Ladybird book. It was published 100 years ago.

Re-branding Dirt

Dan Anthony, 29 May 2015 - Patents, Trade marks

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.

Periscope and what you need to know about the new era of self-broadcasting

Sara Robinson, 26 May 2015 - Copyright

Live video streaming app Periscope is the hot new social media platform, and is predicted to transform the way we communicate online. But the repercussions for users should make us all wary of jumping in feet first.

E-commerce brand protection in China

Katie Tarrant, 22 May 2015 - International

The internet has become a popular and easy channel for product distribution around the world. It has created a marketplace of more than half a billion users in China.

Jumping on the brand wagon

Chris Smith, 19 May 2015 - Trade marks

A number of famous scientists throughout the years have been linked with Intellectual Property. Mostly though, this is to do with Patents.

Smart ARM

Dan Anthony, 15 May 2015 - Business

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.

Driving IP

Gary Townley, 12 May 2015 - Business

For my birthday this year my kids bought me a day out at Llandow race circuit - 3 laps in a super car of my choice.

3D printing: the implications for IP

Dominic Webber, 26 March 2015 - IP research

The range of applications for 3D printed objects appears to be growing at an ever increasing rate. The medical industry now uses 3D printed for prosthetic limbs, while 3D printed organs are not far behind.

Graphene: the patent landscape in 2015

David Burgess, 25 March 2015 - IP research, Patents

What links flexible electronics, bulletproof armour, energy storage, supercars and new age tennis rackets? The answer...graphene, the new wonder material according to scientists around the world. Its material properties are staggering.

Copyright and family history: a personal perspective

If like me you are interested in family history, you might be a fan of Who Do You Think You Are? and similar programmes. Perhaps you've even signed up to some genealogy websites and started your own family tree.

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Spinning lies: the rise of fake vinyl and how industry is fighting back

Spinning lies: the rise of fake vinyl and how industry is fighting back

Shopping with mother: 100 years of Ladybird books

Re-branding Dirt

Periscope and what you need to know about the new era of self-broadcasting

E-commerce brand protection in China

Jumping on the brand wagon

Smart ARM

Driving IP

3D printing: the implications for IP

Graphene: the patent landscape in 2015

Copyright and family history: a personal perspective

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