Keeping the Love!
Keeping the Love! Those of us of a certain age will remember the numerous Disney films about the fabulously fun capers of a car called Herbie as the Love Bug. The original VW Beetle was designed by Ferdinand Porsche and was the first car under the German brand VW (Volkswagen
Registered Design or Patent, or Both?
Registered Design or Patent, or Both? Many people have heard of patents, but registered designs often don’t get the limelight they deserve. Registered designs are another form of intellectual property right which can be used in combination with patents or as standalone registered rights. While patents generally protect technical aspects
Holiday Adventures
Holiday Adventures As we come out of our isolation, due to the pandemic, our minds or our partner’s minds turn to taking a holiday. For those not happy with simply sitting on a beach, colleagues gladly make suggestions. Scuba diving is great they say – the tranquility, the colourful fish,
UK and European Patent Basics
UK and European Patent Basics 'European patent application is that a European application is a bundle of national patent applications (including the UK) centrally prosecuted at the European Patent Office.' Understandably, we receive a lot of questions about how long it takes to get a patent in the UK
Time on Our Hands
Time on Our Hands As the World emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, some of us have had a little more time on our hands to think, and it can be that these times present new opportunities. Some would say that students always have time on their hands, so with such
Cutting Time
Cutting Time As we leave our self-imposed lockdown down to frolic like newborn lambs to returned freedoms, and their mothers shiver after a good shearing, we too will notice our hair needs a trim! We might have gone do-it-yourself with shears even pet shears with varying results, but I doubt
The Beautiful Game is back!
The Beautiful Game is back! It is a well-used phrase coined many years ago for far more highbrow matters, but football is clearly a candidate as an opiate of the people. Whether your passion is for spherical balls or odd-shaped balls, the passion, tribal nature, and controversy of sport has
On a Roll
On a Roll During the recent COVID-19 problems and lock down worries, there was a rush for all sorts of essential supplies, including pasta, tinned food and possibly not the top of everyone’s list - toilet rolls, which quickly ran out! There are alternatives! This was the situation with early