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How to protect your IP when exporting

Michelmores advise Partner Retail Services (PRS) on Experience Store partnership

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British American Tobacco draws a blank as Supreme Court denies appeal

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Apple left iRate as application to register smartwatch trade mark is denied

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Google AdSense issue considered by the High Court for the first time

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China’s highest court gives guidance on trade marks for public figures

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International brands seeing more success in China’s IP Courts according to recent report

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Music to the ears of rights holders in recent IPEC decision

A reminder of the benefits of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

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Augmented reality: re-imagining how we interact with the world and technology

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Specsavers see success at IPO as application to trade mark single words are allowed

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Pasties, wild salmon and cheese – protected UK food names post-Brexit

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Further 3D trade mark application given the brush-off for lack of distinctive character

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Brexit: What is the impact on Intellectual Property Law?

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Plain packaging to be introduced as High Court stubs out tobacco companies’ claims.

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