26 September 2022 · Articles
It matters because unless you have identified and are also protecting all your intellectual property then there is a good chance that it is leaking and others are benefitting from it. Unless you are a charity why would you allow others to benefit from your hard work, creativity and innovation? To learn more why not […]
Read More16 September 2022 · Articles
How can my business make money from intellectual property? In the UK (and other countries) you can use the patent box scheme to boost profits by reducing corporation tax.As it stands patent box will provide a 60% reduction in UK corporation tax at April 2023. Currently businesses like Brompton Bicycles are able to boost profits by £200k […]
Read More14 September 2022 · Articles
How does intellectual property help business compete? The semiconductor business is growing at 20% and the keys to competitive advantage are retaining trade secrets and talent according to McKinsey and the US Government. The US government has stopped the export of advanced chips to China in an attempt to prevent the know how and trade […]
Read More13 September 2022 · Articles
How does intellectual property help business to grow? The link between intellectual property and business growth is very clear.McKinsey research says the top growth companies (growing at 20%) invest 2.6 x more in intangibles (protected by intellectual property) than low growers. Intellectual Property can help a business to grow but investing time to work out the most […]
Read More9 September 2022 · Articles
Does your IP strategy require more than patents ? I have been invited by the Canada-UK Chamber of Commerce to run a virtual workshop entitled ‘Why value from IP requires more than just patents.’ and this will take place on the 4th October, 2022 We are moving away from a classic patent driven IP model. The […]
Read More7 September 2022 · Articles
Hybrid working loses more trade secrets – so what ? London Transport has reported a 22% increase in lost laptops, memory sticks and mobile phones since the move to hybrid working !Are people adjusting to taking laptops home them or are they just more complacent? Either way this means that there is an increase in […]
Read More19 August 2022 · Articles
In what other walk of life would you pay full price for less than half the service? My daughter received her degree result yesterday and thankfully she achieved a brilliant grade, But the day before her results she received a letter saying a substantial part of her work had not been marked due to strike action […]
Read More19 August 2022 · Articles
How do you respond if someone steals your trademark? A client of mine found his website and company name had been copied by a competitor.Clients were confused and business was leaking. We were able to help retrieve the trademark and turn the situation round. Contact me to learn what steps to take? We Can Help […]
Read More19 August 2022 · Articles
In this very hot weather yes drink water but also do not neglect salt or electrolytes. The Romans knew soldiers could not march for miles or fight without salt. The Ancient Roman practice was to pay their soldiers a salārium or wage with which to buy salt.Salt enables the body to retain water – which is […]
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19 August 2022 · Articles
The life of a patent is 20 years. This is great if it gives you sufficient time to make a return on your investment. Some innovations take a while before it is their ‘time’. Take VW’s patent EP0913751B1 Autonomous vehicle and guiding method for an autonomous vehicle. Whilst useful and protecting great innovation this patent expired in […]
Read More19 August 2022 · Articles
Barbers are being trained to identify signs of mental health problems and help prevent suicide by recommending direct support. Suicide touches many lives and has recently reared its head closer to me than is comfortable. The Lion’s Barber Collective has been working on training barbers for several years now. Congratulations then to Gymshark who this week opened […]
Read More19 August 2022 · Articles
A thorough search online is important before you decide upon your new brand name. It is easy to get carried away with the energy of the brand creation process hoping that it will all be ‘alright on the night’. I recommend checking early on in the process before too much emotion has been attached to […]
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