Swift and painful intellectual property lessons
This is where contract law, copyright and business intellectual property work closely together,
Why do some brands have long legs?
How do you transform a family owned plastic children’s play brick business that is much copied and counterfeited into one that sits alongside luxury goods brands?
There have been some recent changes to R&D Tax Credit and Patent Box, how will these affect your business?
Innovation Incentive Schemes explained by Claritas Tax. Innovation incentives are designed to support innovative and high growth companies. R&D Tax Credits and Patent Box are t
What if one person in your business knows too much?
Programmes to identify and capture know-how and trade secrets will mean you businesses is less reliant on key individuals, I'm better able to identify and enter protect the items f
Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet?
Can I still claim on Patent Box if my patents aren’t granted yet? You can still claim for the time between patent application and grant Once the patent is granted you can make a
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
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