These are the slides for the presentation that I was due to give to the makers at FFPWS on 1 April. FFIWS is a maker space in Porthmadog with laser cutters, 3D printers and all sorts of other impressive kits. As my visit has had to be cancelled I have decided to deliver my presentation online. If there is still enough interest in Porthmadog (or anywhere else in the world for that matter) I will give a fee webinar on 15 April 2020 on IP Law for Makers, The IP law in question will be the law of Wales and England which will not be exactly the same elsewhere but most of the presentation should be relevant more or less anywhere.
What every business in Bradford needs to know about Intellectual PropertyJane Lambert
Yesterday, I was asked by Steve Ding of Webanbywhere to give the first presentation of the BradfordNetwork. I was delighted to accept that invitation because Steve ran a network for the creative sector in Bradford and Barnsley called Bmedi@ about 10 years ago. The network held talks with leading artists, designers, entrepreneurs, inventors and innovators from West Yorkshire and beyond and regular breakfast meetings at the Business and Innovation Centres in Barnsley. Those events were very well attended. Sadly Bmedi@ disbanded several years ago, It has been sorely missed ever since. At present the only events that can take place are online but the BradfordNetwork hopes to hold some live meetings in the Bmedi@ format with the same sort of speakers once the public health emergency is over.
Deck designed and delivered by Ian Bell from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office during his session at the Vancouver Innovation Labs (May 24th, 2016)
Presentation originally given to business advisors on 11 Oct 2008. Starting with a case study of three young entrepreneurs, the presentaiton considers how each of them can be assisted. It then deals with the sources of IP, the available assistance including inventors\' groups and clinics and the services avfailable form professional advisors.
Intellectual Property - why it matters for your business. This very short presentation provides an overview of IP rights and suggests some areas that you might want to look into for protection of these business assets.
Rob McInnes, one of Australia's leading patent and technology licensing lawyers gives an overview of IP basics and recent developments aimed at startups.
This was presented in a recent workshop for the INCUBATE startups.
IP: What Every Lawyer & Every Client Must Understand (Series: Intellectual Pr...Financial Poise
Intellectual property or “IP” is a term used to describe certain types of intangible property. Like other forms of property, such as real estate and personal property, IP can be owned, purchased or transferred. How ownership is determined differs according to the type of IP. This webinar discusses the importance of certainty in ownership of IP and how ownership of IP is entangled with areas of corporate law and employment law.
To view the accompanying webinar, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/ip-what-every-lawyer-every-client-must-understand-2021/
What every business in Bradford needs to know about Intellectual PropertyJane Lambert
Yesterday, I was asked by Steve Ding of Webanbywhere to give the first presentation of the BradfordNetwork. I was delighted to accept that invitation because Steve ran a network for the creative sector in Bradford and Barnsley called Bmedi@ about 10 years ago. The network held talks with leading artists, designers, entrepreneurs, inventors and innovators from West Yorkshire and beyond and regular breakfast meetings at the Business and Innovation Centres in Barnsley. Those events were very well attended. Sadly Bmedi@ disbanded several years ago, It has been sorely missed ever since. At present the only events that can take place are online but the BradfordNetwork hopes to hold some live meetings in the Bmedi@ format with the same sort of speakers once the public health emergency is over.
Deck designed and delivered by Ian Bell from the Canadian Intellectual Property Office during his session at the Vancouver Innovation Labs (May 24th, 2016)
Presentation originally given to business advisors on 11 Oct 2008. Starting with a case study of three young entrepreneurs, the presentaiton considers how each of them can be assisted. It then deals with the sources of IP, the available assistance including inventors\' groups and clinics and the services avfailable form professional advisors.
Intellectual Property - why it matters for your business. This very short presentation provides an overview of IP rights and suggests some areas that you might want to look into for protection of these business assets.
Rob McInnes, one of Australia's leading patent and technology licensing lawyers gives an overview of IP basics and recent developments aimed at startups.
This was presented in a recent workshop for the INCUBATE startups.
IP: What Every Lawyer & Every Client Must Understand (Series: Intellectual Pr...Financial Poise
Intellectual property or “IP” is a term used to describe certain types of intangible property. Like other forms of property, such as real estate and personal property, IP can be owned, purchased or transferred. How ownership is determined differs according to the type of IP. This webinar discusses the importance of certainty in ownership of IP and how ownership of IP is entangled with areas of corporate law and employment law.
To view the accompanying webinar, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/ip-what-every-lawyer-every-client-must-understand-2021/
IP - What Every Lawyer & Every Client Must Understand (Series: Intellectual P...Financial Poise
Intellectual property or “IP” is a term used to describe certain types of intangible property. Like other forms of property, such as real estate and personal property, IP can be owned, purchased or transferred. How ownership is determined differs according to the type of IP. This webinar discusses the importance of certainty in ownership of IP and how ownership of IP is entangled with areas of corporate law and employment law.
To listen to this webinar on-demand, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/ip-what-every-lawyer-must-understand-2020/
These are the slides for my presentation to the Menai Science Park Enterprise Hub on 30 June 2020.
This presentation explains what is meant by intellectual property and why it is important to business.
It considers different types of IP:
- patents
- trade marks
- registered designs
- copyrights and related rights,
I talked about related rights and how they can be obtained and rights that arise automatically,
I discussed enforcement and sources of further information including the Business and IP Centres at the British Library and Liverpool.
Finally, I mentioned the network of IP experts to assist M-SParc tenants and others in North Wales.
The protection of intellectual property is important when building an organization´s IP strategy and implementing it in a practice. The entrepreneurs and individuals need to understand the basics of intellectual property (IP) law to best protect their property creations and ideas from an unfair advantage.
Seek professional guidance from an intellectual property attorney to help your company plan for success and avoid theft of ideas, designs, and other concepts.
some of the intellectual property that can be protected are:
Trademark
Patents
Copyrights
Some of the common ways to protect intellectual property are as follows
These are the slides of a presentation on IP and technology arbitration given at the annual meeting of the Dutch Association of Patent Attorneys given at April 11, 2014.
This short presentation provides innovators and entrepreneurs with an overview of the basics of patent and IP protection from a business perspective. The aim and goal is to introduce non-patent experts to topics that, when properly introduced into their organizations, can help reduce risk and maximize the return on innovation investment. Some myths are dispelled in the presentation, also.
This IP Strategy Overview was presented at a conference of innovators at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture in October 2013. The goal of this presentation is to go beyond the usual lawyer-generated content to highlight not only the positive aspects of IP, but also to give a reality check as to the likely ROI of investment in protection. A basic overview of IP (patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets) is provided. Additionally, commonly overlooked forms of intangible asset value are presented. A case study of an innovation protection strategy is highlighted. Recommendations for business relevant IP and patent protection strategies are also included.
Some background information for a dialogue with Carwyn Edwards on copyright and ICT organized by North Wales Tech and North Wales Creative on 21 April 2021,
Startups- know 4 types of ip protection for businesseseTailing India
Copyrights protect original works of authorship, such as literature, music, artistic works, and computer software. As the holder of a copyright, you have the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, and distribute the work. A copyright exists from the moment the work is created, so registration is voluntary.
However, registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney’s fees in a copyright infringement suit, so it is recommended that you register at your local Copyright Office. You can register your copyright online by completing an application, and sending in a non-returnable copy of your work.
What every Tech Startup should know about Intellectual PropertyHerve Flutto
Provides Tech Entrepreneurs hands-on, practical insights on how to protect your intellectual property effectively. It guides you on how to deal with third parties’ intellectual property, including answers to questions like:
* Which type of intellectual property is best suited for my business?
* Is it better to patent or to maintain secrecy?
* Which third party intellectual property rights are relevant for my business?
*How can I reach reasonable certainty with regards to third party’s intellectual property rights?
We talk with Daniel Hoppe, Certified IP Specialist Lawyer with the German based IP law firm PREU BOHLIG & PARTNER. He draws from his experience in advising start-ups in matters of intellectual property and from his experience in intellectual property litigation.
Introduction to IP for Business AdvisorsJane Lambert
Foundation for the later presentation \"Developing and IP Strategy\". Presentaiton discusses policy behind IP, IP strategy, sources of law and professional advisors.
Introduction to UK Intellectual Property LawJane Lambert
An introduction to UK IP law. Presented orginally to young entrepreneurs in Bradfrod last May. Explains how the law protects investment in brands, design, technology and creative works. Gives some useful tips.
What every Business in Wales needs to know about Intellectual PropertyJane Lambert
On 9 Feb 2021, I gave a talk to the Menai Science Park Enterprise Hub entitled "What Every Business in Wales needs to know about Intellectual Property." I prepared these slides for the talk although I did not all of them. Instead, I asked them for their interests which seemed to be registering trade marks and registering designs.
IP - What Every Lawyer & Every Client Must Understand (Series: Intellectual P...Financial Poise
Intellectual property or “IP” is a term used to describe certain types of intangible property. Like other forms of property, such as real estate and personal property, IP can be owned, purchased or transferred. How ownership is determined differs according to the type of IP. This webinar discusses the importance of certainty in ownership of IP and how ownership of IP is entangled with areas of corporate law and employment law.
To listen to this webinar on-demand, go to: https://www.financialpoise.com/financial-poise-webinars/ip-what-every-lawyer-must-understand-2020/
These are the slides for my presentation to the Menai Science Park Enterprise Hub on 30 June 2020.
This presentation explains what is meant by intellectual property and why it is important to business.
It considers different types of IP:
- patents
- trade marks
- registered designs
- copyrights and related rights,
I talked about related rights and how they can be obtained and rights that arise automatically,
I discussed enforcement and sources of further information including the Business and IP Centres at the British Library and Liverpool.
Finally, I mentioned the network of IP experts to assist M-SParc tenants and others in North Wales.
The protection of intellectual property is important when building an organization´s IP strategy and implementing it in a practice. The entrepreneurs and individuals need to understand the basics of intellectual property (IP) law to best protect their property creations and ideas from an unfair advantage.
Seek professional guidance from an intellectual property attorney to help your company plan for success and avoid theft of ideas, designs, and other concepts.
some of the intellectual property that can be protected are:
Trademark
Patents
Copyrights
Some of the common ways to protect intellectual property are as follows
These are the slides of a presentation on IP and technology arbitration given at the annual meeting of the Dutch Association of Patent Attorneys given at April 11, 2014.
This short presentation provides innovators and entrepreneurs with an overview of the basics of patent and IP protection from a business perspective. The aim and goal is to introduce non-patent experts to topics that, when properly introduced into their organizations, can help reduce risk and maximize the return on innovation investment. Some myths are dispelled in the presentation, also.
This IP Strategy Overview was presented at a conference of innovators at Georgia Tech's College of Architecture in October 2013. The goal of this presentation is to go beyond the usual lawyer-generated content to highlight not only the positive aspects of IP, but also to give a reality check as to the likely ROI of investment in protection. A basic overview of IP (patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets) is provided. Additionally, commonly overlooked forms of intangible asset value are presented. A case study of an innovation protection strategy is highlighted. Recommendations for business relevant IP and patent protection strategies are also included.
Some background information for a dialogue with Carwyn Edwards on copyright and ICT organized by North Wales Tech and North Wales Creative on 21 April 2021,
Startups- know 4 types of ip protection for businesseseTailing India
Copyrights protect original works of authorship, such as literature, music, artistic works, and computer software. As the holder of a copyright, you have the exclusive right to reproduce, adapt, and distribute the work. A copyright exists from the moment the work is created, so registration is voluntary.
However, registered works may be eligible for statutory damages and attorney’s fees in a copyright infringement suit, so it is recommended that you register at your local Copyright Office. You can register your copyright online by completing an application, and sending in a non-returnable copy of your work.
What every Tech Startup should know about Intellectual PropertyHerve Flutto
Provides Tech Entrepreneurs hands-on, practical insights on how to protect your intellectual property effectively. It guides you on how to deal with third parties’ intellectual property, including answers to questions like:
* Which type of intellectual property is best suited for my business?
* Is it better to patent or to maintain secrecy?
* Which third party intellectual property rights are relevant for my business?
*How can I reach reasonable certainty with regards to third party’s intellectual property rights?
We talk with Daniel Hoppe, Certified IP Specialist Lawyer with the German based IP law firm PREU BOHLIG & PARTNER. He draws from his experience in advising start-ups in matters of intellectual property and from his experience in intellectual property litigation.
Introduction to IP for Business AdvisorsJane Lambert
Foundation for the later presentation \"Developing and IP Strategy\". Presentaiton discusses policy behind IP, IP strategy, sources of law and professional advisors.
Introduction to UK Intellectual Property LawJane Lambert
An introduction to UK IP law. Presented orginally to young entrepreneurs in Bradfrod last May. Explains how the law protects investment in brands, design, technology and creative works. Gives some useful tips.
What every Business in Wales needs to know about Intellectual PropertyJane Lambert
On 9 Feb 2021, I gave a talk to the Menai Science Park Enterprise Hub entitled "What Every Business in Wales needs to know about Intellectual Property." I prepared these slides for the talk although I did not all of them. Instead, I asked them for their interests which seemed to be registering trade marks and registering designs.
Each business has some form of intellectual property. Whether its trademarks, copyrights, patents, or trade secrets, each needs to be understood and protected.
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Patent- Relevance of patent in the fashion industry, few examples, different type of patent and national and international route of applying for the patent.
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Intellectual property or “IP” is a term used to describe certain types of intangible property. Like other forms of property, such as real estate and personal property, IP can be owned, purchased or transferred. How ownership is determined differs according to the type of IP. This webinar discusses the importance of certainty in ownership of IP and how ownership of IP is entangled with areas of corporate law and employment law.
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Intellectual Property
Strategy
Maximising value from IP
Intellectual Property Strategy
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Intellectual Property Strategy - Where do I
start?
Regardless of the nature of your business, you will be using and creating intellectual property all the
time. This article helps you to decide where intellectual property should be on your list of priorities. It
also aims to help you develop a plan for your intellectual property by providing information about the
processes, time and costs involved in protecting intellectual property rights.
What is intellectual property?
Intellectual property is a collection of intangible property which can be protected by law. Intellectual
property rights entitle you to stop others from using your intellectual property. These rights can be
assigned from one owner to another, licensed and used as security for borrowing.
Who is entitled to intellectual property rights?
The first owner of the intellectual property rights in a work is usually the creator of the work. There is a
key exception to this general rule in that intellectual property rights in works created in the course of
employment usually belong to the employer.
How can I tell what intellectual property is important to my business?
Are inventions important to your business? See PATENTS
Are trade secrets or other confidential information (e.g. customer lists) important to your
business? See CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
Do you hope to draw in business by developing a brand or other distinctive “get-up”? See
TRADE MARKS
Will your company create valuable works such as software, documents, music, broadcast
or website content? See COPYRIGHT AND DATABASE RIGHTS
Is the appearance of your product important, for example, because it is a fashion item or
interior design piece? See DESIGNS
What do I have to do to protect my intellectual property?
Some rights arise automatically on creation of the work: these are copyright, database right, design
right, rights in passing off (see trade marks) and some rights in confidential information. Other rights
can only be obtained by application to the Intellectual Property Office (in the UK). Patents, registered
trade marks and registered designs fall into this category. Intellectual property rights are national
rights; you must ensure that your registrations cover all the countries where you want protection.
Intellectual Property Strategy
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Intellectual Property - Patents
A patent is available to protect certain inventions. Some countries (excluding the UK) have a
secondary protection system of “utility models” for minor inventions (primarily mechanical
innovations). Whilst a patent application must disclose the invention fully, there is often secret know-
how associated with the invention, for example, how to optimise production of a patented product.
This know-how can be protected as confidential information.
What type of bus ...
A checklist for litigants bringing or defending IP actions in the Small Claims Track of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court.
This article covers the court's jurisdiction, its rules and practice, pleadings, disclosure and remedies
This article supplements IPEC Small claims Track Guide, CPR Parts 27 and 63 and the Part 27A and Part 63 Practice Directions.
In Nov 2015 a British private limited company registered the words YORUBA and Yoruba as UK trade marks for a wide range of goods and services. Nobody seems to have objected to the registration at the time. On 23 May 2021, another UK incorporated company called The Culture Tree protested vociferously. Many others around the world joined in. It appears that the registered proprietor has agreed to assign the registrations to The Culture Tree which has removed one objection. But should it have been possible to register the name of a nation of 70 million at all? What should be done to prevent issues of this kind in future?
Here are the slides of a presentation that I gave to the Barnsley Business Village on 19 Feb 2021. Unlike my earlier presentations, this was designed for business owners. I discussed what was meant by IP, why monopolies such as patents and exclusive rights such as copyrights were difficult to reconcile with the concept of a single market, the need for the approximation of laws and unitary IP rights and the arrangements made in the withdrawal agreement to continue to protect in the UK intellectual assets that were protected by EU intellectual property rights.
On 26 Jan 2020, I have a talk over Zoom on "IP after Brexit". My slides are already on Slideshare. These are supplemented by this handout which covers:
- Art 50 of the Treaty of European Union
- The European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2019
- The statutory instruments made in anticipation of our exiting with a withdrawal agreement
- The withdrawal agreement
- The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020
- The Trade and Cooperation Agreement
- The European Union (Future Relationship) Act 2020.
These notes track every legislative change to the requirement in the withdrawal agreement. I also discuss changes to the law not effected by the withdrawal agreement and consider future development of our IP law.
At 23:00 on 31 Dec 2020 EU law ceased to apply to the UK including the Regulations establishing the EU Trade Mark, the Community Design and many other rights. A priority in the negotiations for the UK's withdrawal from the EU was the continued protection of the brands, designs and other intellectual assets that been protected by such rights. The withdrawal agreement entered in Jan 2020 provided for EU trade marks, Community designs, Community plant vaieties, database rights and supplementary protection certificates. This presentation considers the relevant provisions of the withdrawal agreementn and the statutes and secondary legislation which implemnted it. Such legislation is now bearing a great part of the UK's IP infrastructure.
These are the slides for a presentation that I shall deliver over Zoom on 2 Sept 2020 at 14:00. It discusses the judgment of the UK Supreme Court in Unwired Planet International Ltd r v Huawei Technologies (UK) Co Ltd [2020] UKSC 37 which was delivered on 26 Aug 2020.
The handout for the first module of my an introduction to English patent law. A patent is defined as "a monopoly of an invention". That proposition is unpacked to consider what is meant by "monopoly" and what is meant by "invention". These notes discuss the inventor's bargain with the public and its reflection in the specification, They explore what is meant by the teaching of the patent in the description and the monopoly in the claims,
This is the handout for the final module of my introduction to English patent law. It analyses s.60 (1) of the Patents Act 1977 in the light of s.125 (1). It considers para 4 of the Part 63 Practice Direction. It discusses Lord Diplock's judgment in Catnic It mentions s.125 (3) of the Patents Act, art 69 (1) EPC and the Protocol on Interpretation. It analyses Improver, Kirin Amgen, Eli Lilly v Actavis and Icescape. It discusses possible defences and threats actions.
This is the final module of my introduction to English patent law. It analyses s.60 (1) of the Patents Act 1977 in the light of s.125 (1). It considers para 4 of the Part 63 Practice Direction. It discusses Lord Diplock's judgment in Catnic It mentions s.125 (3) of the Patents Act, art 69 (1) EPC and the Protocol on Interpretation. It analyses Improver, Kirin Amgen, Eli Lilly v Actavis and Icescape. It discusses possible defences and threats actions.
Patents 101 Part 4 - Applying for a PatentJane Lambert
The handout to the fourth module of my introduction to English patent law. The procedure for applying for a UK patent and European patent (UK) and making PCT applications. Appeals to the Comptroller in the UK and the Boards of Appeal in the EPO. Entitlement and inventorship disputes,
Patents101 Part 4 - Applying for a PatentJane Lambert
The fourth module of my introduction to English patent law. The procedure for applying for a UK patent and European patent (UK) and making PCT applications. Appeals to the Comptroller in the UK and the Boards of Appeal in the EPO. Entitlement and inventorship disputes,
The handout for the third of my modules on English patent law. This one deals with patentability or the conditions for the grant of a patent, namely novelty, an inventive step, utility and no exclusion from patentability. On novelty, readers are introduced to the concept of the "state of the art" and the test of novelty in General Tire and Rubber v Firestone. As to inventiveness, they are introduced to the concepts of the skilled addressee and common general knowledge and the Supreme Court's decision in Actavis v ICOS. Finally, on excluded matter there is a very close look at the Aerotel and Macrpssan tests.
The third of my modules on English patent law. This one deals with patentability or the conditions for the grant of a patent, namely novelty, an inventive step, utility and no exclusion from patentability. On novelty, readers are introduced to the concept of the "state of the art" and the test of novelty in General Tire and Rubber v Firestone. As to inventiveness, they are introduced to the concepts of the skilled addressee and common general knowledge and the Supreme Court's decision in Actavis v ICOS. Finally, on excluded matter there is a very close look at the Aerotel and Macrossan tests.
The handout for the second module of my introduction to English patent law. This covers the sources of law, both legislation and the case law. The module focuses on the Patents Act 1977 and the European Patent Convention. It also introduces readers to the main sets of law reports for patent law, the Reports of Patent Cases ("RPC") and the Fleet Street Reports ("FSR").
The second module in my introduction to English patent law. Readers are introduced to the legislation and case law. A closer look at the Patents Act 1977, the Patents Rules 2007, the European Patent Convention, the Patents Court and the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Guides. Readers are also introduced to the Reports of Patent Cases and the Fleet Street Reports.
The first module of my 5 part course on English patent law. This module defines a patent as a monopoly of an invention. it explains the difference between a monopoly and a right to prevent a particular act such as copying. It introduces readers to specifications and claims. It lays the foundation for the rest of the course.
Searching IP Databases and using what you findJane Lambert
How to search a patent, trade mark or registered designs database, reasons for carrying out such searches, what you may find there and how to use the information.
IP for Start-ups and other Small and Medium EnterprisesJane Lambert
These are the slides of a presentation that I gave to business owners at the Library@The Lightbox in Barnsley on Monday 23 Sept 2019. I explained that IP is the bundle of laws that protect investment in intellectual assets, that is to say, branding, design, technology and creativity. I discussed the intellectual property rights that have to be registered (patents, trade marks, registered designs and plant varieties) and those such as copyright, unregistered design rights and rights in performances, I spoke abiout licensing, assignment and franchising and enfiorcement of intellectual property rights,
World IP Day at M-SParc: "What is IP?" Jane Lambert
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In 2020, the Ministry of Home Affairs established a committee led by Prof. (Dr.) Ranbir Singh, former Vice Chancellor of National Law University (NLU), Delhi. This committee was tasked with reviewing the three codes of criminal law. The primary objective of the committee was to propose comprehensive reforms to the country’s criminal laws in a manner that is both principled and effective.
The committee’s focus was on ensuring the safety and security of individuals, communities, and the nation as a whole. Throughout its deliberations, the committee aimed to uphold constitutional values such as justice, dignity, and the intrinsic value of each individual. Their goal was to recommend amendments to the criminal laws that align with these values and priorities.
Subsequently, in February, the committee successfully submitted its recommendations regarding amendments to the criminal law. These recommendations are intended to serve as a foundation for enhancing the current legal framework, promoting safety and security, and upholding the constitutional principles of justice, dignity, and the inherent worth of every individual.
2. What is intellectual property?
Laws that protect investment in branding, design, technology
art and literature.
3. How the law protects branding
A brand is a sign by which a business, product or service is
recognized in the market.
There is a judge-made rule known as “passing off”. Nobody
may represent his or her business, goods or services as those
of another by adopting the same or similar trade name, trade
mark logo, get up, trading style or otherwise
It is also possible to register a brand
as a trade mark. Registration confers the
exclusive right to use the sign in relation
to specified goods or services.
4. How the law protects design
There are two kinds of design in everyday language:
• Something technical like an “aircraft engine design”; or
• Something pleasing to the eye like “designer handbag”
or “designer furniture.”
Shape or configuration of articles is protected automatically
by unregistered design right.
Product designs that are “new”
and have “individual character may be
registered as “registered designs.”
5. How the law protects technology
Businesses or inventors have a choice:
• Try to keep a new product or process under wraps and
disclose sensitive information only in confidence; or
• Tell the world how to make the product or use the process
in return for a monopoly of up to 20 years known as a
“patent”.
Some new products such as computer programs cannot be
patented and have to be protected in other ways.
6. How the law protects the arts
Two types of artistic expression:
• Works in permanent form such as books, buildings, films,
musical scores, paintings, plays and sound recordings; and
• Performances by actors, dancers, musicians and singers.
Works in permanent form are protected by copyright and
performances by rights in performances (that is to say a right
to object to filming, taping or broadcasting).
Note – some functional works like
catalogues , websites or compute programs
are classed as “literary works”.
7. What kind of IP interests makers?
What sort of things do makers make?
• Products some of which may be patentable inventions
• Machines and components for products
• Artefacts and handicrafts, and possibly
• Programs for 3D printers and other digital equipment.
Some may want to market their products in which case they
will need to know about trade marks.
8. Inventions
A maker has a choice:
• He or she can apply for a patent for his or her invention
which will cost a lot of money to obtain and even more to
enforce but which will confer a monopoly of the
manufacture, importation, marketing, distribution or use of
the product for up to 20 years; or he or she may prefer to
• Keep the product and the way it is made under wraps for as
long as possible and rely on trade secrecy and unregistered
design law.
9. Patents for Inventions
• Available for products that are new, not obvious, useful and
fall outside a number of statutory exceptions.
• Expensive to obtain: £5,000 for the UK alone, perhaps
€30,000 for largest European economies and $100,000 for
the world.
• Enforcement proceedings can cost many thousands of
pounds in UK and even more abroad.
• Provide most effective and comprehensive protection for a
new invention.
10. Patents for inventions
• Applications for a UK patent are made to the UK Intellectual
Property Office in Newport.
• Applications for patents for the UK and many other
countries can be made to the European Patent Office in
Munich.
• No such thing as an EU patent though there is an
agreement for a unitary patent that would cover most but
no all EU states.
• Patent Cooperation Treaty for the world.
11. Patenting Tips
• Make a thorough search of the prior art (see Jane Lambert
IP Database Searches and Understanding Specifications 30
Nov 2020 NIPC Wales www.nipcwales.co.uk).
• Consult a patent attorney either through a CIPA patent
clinic or the CIPA website. The nearest clinic is at Liverpool
Business and IP Centre in the Central Library but we are
building an IP support network for the Menai Science Park.
• Consider IP insurance (Jane Lambert IPO Guidance: IP
Insurance 26 Feb 2020 NIPC Inventors Club)
12. Alternatives to patents
• If a product cannot easily be reverse engineered it can be
kept under wraps for centuries (e.g. the recipes for
Chartreuse and Coca Cola).
• Law of confidence and the Trade Secrets Directive will
prevent unauthorized use or disclosure of the recipe or
other secret.
• Unregistered design right will protect copying of shape or
configuration of an article for 10 years.
• Literary copyright will protect software.
13. New Designs
• Unregistered design right protects artefacts and handicrafts
from copying.
• New product designs with individual character can be
registered with the IPO as “registered designs” for 5
renewable periods of 5 years each.
• Design registration confers a monopoly of the design.
• Design registration is cheaper and easier than patenting as
there is no substantial examination but a registration can
be challenged in cancellation proceedings.
14. Artistic craftsmanship
• Some artefacts and handicrafts are artistic works as well as
works of craftsmanship.
• Such works can be protected against copying by copyright
for the life of the author plus 70 years.
• Surface decoration can also be protected by copyright.
15. Trade marks
• A word, abbreviation, logo or other sign that can distinguish
the goods or services of one business from those of all
others can be registered as a trade mark.
• An online application for goods or services in a single class
for the UK can cost as little as £170.
• Also possible to apply for an EU trade mark or an
international application through the WIPO (UN specialist
agency for IP).
16. Enforcement
• Actions for patent and registered design infringement must
be brought in the Patents Court or Intellectual Property
Enterprise Court (“IPEC”).
• All other actions can be brought in the High Court
(including IPEC) or County Court.
• Claims for infringement of all IP rights except patents,
registered designs and other specialist litigation under
£10,000 can be brought in IPEC small claims track.
• IPO’s opinion service.
• IP insurance.
17. Benefits of IP for makers
• The IP owner can restrict entry to his market for a sufficient
time to recoup his or her investment and maybe a little bit
more.
• An IP right is a marketable asset or collateral against which
the owner can borrow.
• Licensing can generate revenue for the IP owner.
18. Further Information nationally
• The IP Office website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/intellectual
-property-office
• British Library Business and IP Centre:
https://www.bl.uk/business-and-ip-centre
• NIPC Law: http://www.nipclaw.com
• WIPO: http://www.wipo.int
19. Local Service Providers
• Jane Lambert Specialist counsel
• Sean Thomas Thomas Harrison IP Patent attorney
• Jonty Gordon Amgen Law Specialist solicitor
• Andrea Knox Knox Commercial Solicitors
• Steve Livingston IP Tax Solutions Specialist accountant
• Huw Watkins BIC Innovation consultant
20. Jane Lambert
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
London, WC1R 5AH
+44(0)20 7404 5252
Jane.Lambert@nipclaw.com
www.nipcwa