09 Apr, 2024 Augusta National – Masters of Growing the Brand By Samuel Mailer With the Masters starting this Thursday (11 April 2024), we are certainly in for four days of world class golf on one of the most...
08 Mar, 2024 Asian neighbours fail to 'Shake It Off' By Chris Hemingway The internet is divided. Some are calling it a smart business move. Others are saying that the Singapore government is being selfish. But...
09 Jan, 2024 A legal eagle for Tiger Woods By Graeme Murray On 8 January, Tiger Woods and Nike confirmed that their 27 year partnership was coming to an end. This concludes one of the most...
21 Nov, 2023 Wave energy generators – Can publicly owned IP take this tech to the next level? By Samuel Mailer Wave energy generators have the potential to play a huge role in our net zero future. Here in the UK, with our abundance of areas for...
27 Oct, 2023 Why is Taylor Swift re-recording her albums? By Sarah Chittock In a word, copyright. You cannot have missed the news that Taylor Swift has just released 1989 (Taylor's Version), the latest of her...
10 Oct, 2023 Netflix's last red envelope By Samuel Mailer On 29 September 2023, Netflix posted (or mailed) their last red envelope, waving goodbye to their days of physically delivering films (or...
30 Jun, 2023 As season 2 of Squid Game approaches spare a thought for the creator who gave up his IP rights and so is famous - but not rich By Kirsten Gilbert The recent announcement of the remaining cast for Season 2 of Squid Game has led to a flurry of stories appearing in the press about the...
03 May, 2023 Latest UK Space Agency funding focuses on international collaboration By Louise Mansion The UK Space Agency's recently launched £20 million fund underlines the importance of collaboration in developing global space...
13 Mar, 2023 As SVB collapses, what happens to its Intellectual Property? By Claire Keating There have been many news stories about the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank over the weekend, leaving tech companies worrying their money...
08 Mar, 2023 The perils of IP acquisition in the face of company dissolution By Claire Keating I read this article today, about a London brewery which has gone into administration, but who have taken the necessary steps to preserve...
30 Jan, 2023 Apple’s parts pairing policy – what does this mean for the third party repair market and IP infringement laws By Samuel Mailer With the release of the iPhone 14 last year came many plaudits for Apple, mainly for making the phone itself more ‘repairable’ than its...
08 Nov, 2022 Could this be the end of the fax machine? By Ed Round Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator in the UK, has announced a consultation which could lead to telecoms providers no longer being...