19 August 2022 · Articles
If someone else sets up a business in your company name confusing your customers and taking revenue what will you do? Well it is easier and cleaner to point to the registered trademark than to have to demonstrate the right to use the name through your gathered evidence of use. Trademark registration is not essential but […]
Read More18 August 2022 · Articles
Does company registration give me rights to trade under that name? There is a belief that registering a business name at Companies House (UK) provides the rights to trade under that name, however a Company House registration alone, may not provide sufficient rights. Registering a company name does not automatically protect it by trade mark […]
Read More18 August 2022 · Articles
Trade secrets protect competitive advantage.Loss of trade secrets can lead to loss of business. 82% of executives agree that proprietary information (trade secrets) is essential to their business value. An informed workforce, good contracts and practices make all the difference to retaining and protecting trade secrets. Remember with trade secrets you cannot regain a trade secret once it has […]
Read More18 August 2022 · Articles
Your IP does have value and it is worth something. It should provide value to your business by excluding competitors, staking legitimate claims to what is yours and providing an indication about your creativity and innovation to your stakeholders. The external value of your IP will vary depending on who the ‘buyer’ is, and here […]
Read More18 August 2022 · Articles
Intellectual Property can help a business to protect competitive advantage, defend market share and support growth. The link between growth and intellectual property 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. The key step for any business is […]
Read More18 August 2022 · Articles
This brief video explains what we do at Exalt IP, the clients we serve and the problems we solve. Please take a minute or two to watch and then kindly provide me with some feedback – thank you. Exalt IP experts in business Intellectual Property. Get in touch for a Confidential, Free No Obligation Initial Review Book Here or […]
Read More16 July 2022 · Articles
Overall Tour de France victory contender Primož Roglič suffered a dislocated shoulder after crashing on the cobbles during stage 5 of the Tour de France: “I lost time because I had to borrow a spectators chair to put my shoulder back in” The Tour de France has to be one of the toughest sporting events in […]
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27 June 2022 · Articles
A powerful brand? Henderson’s Relish is a super tasty addition to any pie or even fish & chips. Sheffielder’s have a unique place in their affections for Henderson’s Relish, which has been made in Sheffield to a trade secret family recipe since 1885. It’s fame now stretches beyond the Sheffield city limits and is now […]
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27 June 2022 · Articles
Branding is the most powerful and enduring IP right. You will be pleased to know that freeze branding is a less painful method of branding cattle. Whatever method you choose for your business it does not have to be painful, but…..if you do not checks before hand it could end up being so. The creative […]
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27 June 2022 · Articles
Apparently Elon Musk is not happy about the number of false accounts on Twitter and especially those run by automated computer programmes or bots. There is a chance that he will pull out of his deal to buy Twitter if they are not more forthcoming with answers to his due diligence questions on such false […]
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27 June 2022 · Articles
Imagine buying a car company and not being able to sell the cars? Even worse imagine having to explain to your board that yes you bought the car company but your biggest rival is now selling the cars! It’s not that funny when your IP due diligence has failed to such an extent that you […]
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27 June 2022 · Articles
Kate Bush will be ‘Running up that hill’ to the bank for the at least the next 33 years First released in 1985 and topping the charts again in 2022, Running UP That Hill earned the artist a reputed £0.25m last week. Copyright is all hers. Written and produced by Kate Bush, she still owns […]
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