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9 April 2025 · Articles, Brand, Confidential Information, Counterfeit, Fakes, Information Security, Innovation, Investors, Patents

IP risks, just another bump on the way to success?

It is a fact of. business life that you will hit the IP risks and bumps at some stage: These may include the following IP risks: Trademark musical chairs ! Copyright flattery (or not)? Trusted colleague as was. Reputation under threat. Information theft. Patent bullying by a big kid. Social media lock out Fakes IP […]

24 January 2025 · Brand, Counterfeit, Cyber Security, Information Security, Trade Mark, Trademark

You’re Authentic? Really? Why No Registered Trademark?

Can you be authentic without a registered trademark? Not with Google, or Outlook, or Outlook, or Microsoft, or Amazon, or MailChimp……….etc. The blue tick (or check mark) is being applied beyond social media, as proof of authenticity, but to get the blue tick you need to have a trademark registered with the an approved intellectual […]

25 September 2024 · Counterfeit, Fakes, Social Media

The Great Woolly Cardigan Fleecing – When Furry Turns Fake!

Woolly, furry, cosy cardigans looked great on Facebook But when they were delivered ‘Not So Much’ The product was not wool at all but polyester with a photograph printed on the material giving the woolly, furry effect! Pump and dump on social media then close down and move on Be careful I know friends and […]

29 August 2024 · Articles, Brand, Counterfeit, Sport

Fake Football Shirts Fair Play or Foul Play?

Footie shirt for £80 or £15? Counterfeit football shirts are big business But for who? The football clubs charge a fortune to use their brand logo. The recent Adidas deal has them paying £900m over 10 years to Manchester United. To recoup costs manufacturers put the prices up and up until the pips squeak. It […]