No doubt you’ve heard of the term IP or intellectual property and have been directed by colleagues and friends to go and protect your IP. Many of you may also have Googled the term and will have been confronted with a vast array of search results advising you amongst other things, to apply for a patent, register a trade mark and…
What is this contract I hear you ask? A confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement #NDA of course! Given that the UK system of #intellectualpropertyprotection is based on the principle of first to file and not first to invent; it makes sense therefore to ensure any public disclosures of lets say your #product#prototype are done under the shelter of an NDA.…
An interesting question and one that I will address now. The short answer is a very conditional YES. Why conditional? Well you can only rely on #copyright protection if your logo could be viewed as an artistic creation; under section 4 of the Copyright Designs and Patens Act 1988, #artistic works are protected as works of copyright. So does…
UKIP has found itself in hot water in the last few days over claims that its new logo is too similar to #thepremierleague Two #intellectualpropery issues arise here. Could the Premier League claim UKIP is in breach of it’s #trademark or #copyright? Both claims are plausible given the similarities. What is more surprising is that UKIP could have avoided…