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Intellectual Property for Business: How to protect your brand and ideas
HGF Trade Mark Director Adjoa Anim was speaking at a webinar hosted by London Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 22nd June. Brands are arguably one of the most valuable …
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This is not just any caterpillar…
It would have been difficult to miss the recent news that Marks & Spencer has filed trade mark infringement proceedings against German discounter Aldi’s Cuthbert the Caterpillar cake. The filing …
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IAM webinar: How to capitalise on the 5G healthcare revolution
HGF Partner Dr Susan Keston and Senior Patent Attorney Dr Sofie McPherson will be presenting a webinar ‘How to capitalise on the 5G healthcare revolution’ on 25th May. This session will explore how 5G …
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World Intellectual Property Day 2021
World Intellectual Property Day is on 26th April. This year’s theme is IP & SME’s: Taking your ideas to market. World IP day 2021 shines a light on the critical role of …
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IAM AI IP Connect 2021
HGF is sponsoring IAM’s virtual event AI IP Connect on 11-12th May 2021. IAM’s virtual AI IP Connect event will explore the latest strategies and insight IP managers can use …
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Intellectual Property – Are you protecting your business ideas?
HGF and British-Swiss Chamber of Commerce are holding a webinar on 10th May 2021. Join HGF Partner and Patent Attorney Mike Nelson and Michaël Alder, Legal Advisor at the Swiss Federal Institute of …
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Copycat routes of action – decisive protection for designers
IPEC handed down a victory on 19th November 2020 to Italian manufacturer Freddy SpA. This company distributed a pair of trousers known as WR.UP pants (launched in 2012) – designed …
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Long road for Halloumi
In a previous issue of Retail Scanner in July 2020, we discussed the CJEU decision in the long running dispute over the marks “HALLOUMI” and “BBQLOUMI”, brought by the Foundation …
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Descriptive company names – Dairy Partners BV vs DOC Dairy Partners Limited
In a long-awaited decision, the Dutch Supreme Court has recently handed down a judgement providing clarity on the conditions for protection of more or less descriptive company names in the …
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