Shapes and IP: Why KitKat lost its trade mark case
It’s all about being ‘sufficiently distinctive’ and in the multi-billion dollar chocolate business – are smartphone corners any different?
Attempt to Modernise Copyright Nulled by DRM Protections
Today, the government published its response to the recent consultations about copyright exceptions, and just generally clarifying and modernising UK copyright laws for…
Whoops: Apple’s “Pinch to Zoom” Patent Is Invalid
Lawsuits about intellectual property has always been part of the ever quickening pace of technological progress, but Apple has been the major bully…
Patents Should Not Be Offensive Weapons
The world is finally starting to wake up to the situation that we’re living in where patents are being bought and sold en…