Category Archives: Design Rights

World IP day – 26 April 2011

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Tim Bishop

Being the tip top IP lawyer that I am, I have just discovered (better late than never) that today is World Intellectual Property Day.  Obviously this is much more important than UK IP Day or even Salisbury IP Day. So … Continue reading →

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Your intellectual property rights – they are nothing new

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Tim Bishop

I was amazed to find that recently that the first formalisation of intellectual property rights in Britain dates all the way back to 1449 – when  King Henry VI granted the  very first letters patent (an expression meaning patent) to John of Utynam – … Continue reading →

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3-D printers and the impact on intellectual property rights

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Tim Bishop

The impact on society of 3-D printers will be huge. But what are the implications for intellectual property? Continue reading →

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