Tonight I'm Going to Rock You, Tonight!
Spinal Tap have been in the news today in relation to a lawsuit against their record label. It makes the news because it's Spinal Tap,...
It's finally official
I've just received notification that my application to become a formally fully chartered UK Patent Attorney has been accepted, the...
Striking chords
Part of this job, like any other, is keeping a finger on the pulse of what is going on in the larger industry - changes in laws,...
Blowing my own trumpet
A patent is a territorial right, and can only be enforced within the borders of it's territory - a US patent within the US, a UK patent...
Let's talk about Edison
A friend of mine recently (by which I mean, back in March) sent me a link to an obituary of Artur Fischer, who died in February this year....
Please do not confuse your ability to use Google with my professional qualifications and experience
I've recently been having some...issues, shall we say....with one or two clients who seem to think that the majority of my job involves...
Patents, products and inventor misconceptions - Part 2: Your patent is not your product, and why you
One thing that seems to often crop up in business discussions (possibly more often than it should) are military analogies. There's...
I DON'T OWN THIS MUSIC!!!!!!
A slight change of plan for this post due to a number of current news stories about YouTube and fair use. Part 2 of "Patents, products...
Patents, products and misconceptions - Part 1
There are a huge number of misconceptions around Intellectual Property that can cause problems. Inventors or organisations frequently...
A short post about copyright, format shifting, and the law being an ass....
Copyright is probably the one IP right that impacts on most people's lives the most directly. Everyone watches TV in some form or...