Who is stealing your confidential information?
Is it your employees, partners or hackers? Everybody has the right to earn a living and many people think this right extends to removing confidential information from one employer
How to survive and thrive in 2023.
Sales and marketing tips from Steve Mills How to grow your business in these changing times? Sales is the lifeblood of any business and Steve Mills has 27 years of helping business
Why R&D tax cuts hit SMEs hardest?
How will this hurt the tech sector and innovation? The UK government seeks £4.5 bn in savings from R&D tax credit cuts by targeting SMEs and start-ups. The Autumn statement us
Why is the UK workforce shrinking?
Since 2019 half a million people have withdrawn from the UK workforce through sickness I always thought this reduction was mainly people aged 55-65 deciding to hang up their spurs
Patent box vs R&D tax credits
Can you claim patent box on the same thing as you have claimed R&D tax credits on ? Yes. Actually you must have carried out R&D on the patented item to be able to claim pat
What is the value of a brand?
£3.4m in the case of Made.com Out of administration the value of this brand will be lower than if it were a going concern The Made.com brand was sold to British fashion retailer
Patent box does it cover software?
There are many misconceptions as to whether software can be protected with intellectual property - the answer is it can be protected.
What can Kanye West teach you about Intellectual Property?
A couple of key lessons in October 2022 apparently: 1. When signing a long term business deal with a partner make sure to clearly outline who will own the intellectual property aft
Were you taught gymnastics in school?
British gymnasts shone at the World Championships this week, placing 3rd overall. I am amazed at the strength, endurance, flexibility and technical expertise of these athletes R
Patent box: should the patent cover the whole product?
One patent over one essential element, qualifies the whole of the profit derived from the product or service for patent box.