04 Dec, 2024 The business of selling domain names By Ella Newell Domain names are really important branding tools. They enable businesses to direct consumers to their products and services and as a...
28 Nov, 2024 More than an angel's share of innovation helps Scotch whisky's drive towards sustainability By David Murray This evening, members of the Scotch Whisky industry will congregate in Glasgow for the annual Scottish Whisky Awards. In addition to...
15 Nov, 2024 Piece By Piece: The Story of Pharrell, in LEGO Form By Sarah Chittock Piece By Piece is a multi-hyphenate film (comedy-biography-documentary-animation-LEGO wonderland…) masterminded by the multi-hyphenate...
11 Sep, 2024 IP strategies for international markets By Pamela Bryer I am delighted to be speaking about IP strategies for international markets at the Young Company Finance Scotland Conference on Friday 20...
21 May, 2024 How Wicked! is shaping up to give us the pitch perfect collaborations of 2024 By Marks & Clerk Last week we saw the release of Universal’s much anticipated Wicked trailer starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, to name but a few. ...
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...