Category: Legal

In the third in our series on intellectual property Keith Arrowsmith, intellectual property and media partner at law firm Ralli (www.ralli.co.uk), explains that in many cases design rights provide adequate protection for products that may not be suitable for a patent – at a fraction of the price.

Patents provide cast-iron protection for qualifying inventions but the application process is neither cheap nor simple. In the first of a series on intellectual property to be published by enforbusiness.com, Sean Crotty, intellectual property partner at Weightmans solicitors (www.weightmans.com) explores the pros and cons.

Exacting your revenge through the courts can be a tempting way to resolve a commercial dispute. But are you prepared for the possible consequences?

It was one of the few things to like about last December’s Pre-Budget Report, though no-one really knew how it would work. Andrew Chiva, associate at trade mark and patent attorney Dehns (www.dehns.com), explains what we know so far about the government scheme to keep British R&D British.