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Ashfords LLP strengthens its intellectual property offering with new partner hire

Law firm Ashfords LLP has strengthened its highly-reputed intellectual property practice with the hire of renowned IP lawyer Clare Jackman.

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What you need to know if the UK leaves the EU on 31 October 2019

We suspect that many of our readers may still be unsure as to what effect there will be on their IP rights if the UK leaves the EU at the end of October, pursuant to a ‘hard Brexit’.

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The New European Union Copyright Directive

Plenty of column space has been devoted to new EU copyright legislation that significantly increases the infringement risk levels for websites or app business hosting user-posted content (essentially any site with a comments section).

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Where Angels (or trade mark lawyers?) Fear to Tread

For many years now it has been possible to register “unconventional” marks as registered UK and EU trade marks.

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Top rankings for Ashfords LLP in the CITMA 2018 Trade Mark Filing Figures

Leading law firm Ashfords LLP is proud to have been positioned 63rd in the CITMA 2018 Top 100 UK Trade Mark filers.

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How generational attitudes towards IP are impacting the law

With the growing reach of social media and content sharing platforms (e.g. YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram), creatives and influencers are able to distribute content more effectively and to a far wider audience than ever before.

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Ashfords LLP delighted to have IP client nominated for Walpole Brands of Tomorrow 2019

Ashfords LLP is proud to announce that one of its leading intellectual property team’s clients, British shoe designer, Jennifer Chamandi, has won a place on the renowned Walpole Brands of Tomorrow Programme 2019.

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A guide to protecting innovation

A patent protects your concept of a product or service. Watch this video to find out how to protect your innovation.

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Cheesy Taste - Part 2

The case in question concerns cheese. In summary, Levola makes a cheese called Heksenkass. It brought a case before the Dutch Courts, alleging that Smilde Foods had produced a rival cheese (called Witte Wievenkass) that tasted the same as Heksenkass, and thus infringed its copyright in the taste of Heksenkass.

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Brands Noise - September 2018

With autumn now upon us, I wanted to talk about a case that was reported in late July, but which may have got overlooked by many as a result of the summer holidays.

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