Various vaccines have been developed to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, it is taking a significant amount of time to manufacture and distribute these vaccines, particularly to developing nations. As a result, there have been calls for pharmaceutical companies to waive the intellectual property...
The case between Meghan Markle and The Daily Mail has been widely reported in recent months, as Meghan Markle took the newspaper to court over its publication of the letter that she wrote to her father. Although the majority of the case concerned the misuse...
A final year product design and technology student from Loughborough University, and now a client of Serjeants, has received international coverage of his latest invention - an underwater jetpack. Archie O’Brien designed and developed a functional prototype of his underwater jetpack in just 12 months as...
After Volkswagen’s opposition against Mr Terence O’Halloran’s trade mark application for “Multibus” was initially upheld by the Hearing Officer, Mr O’Halloran decided to appeal against the decision in a bid to have his trade mark successfully registered. Here, the expert trade mark team at Serjeants...
Now that the UK has formally left the EU as of 1st January, the specialist patent and trade mark attorneys at Serjeants provide an update on how your intellectual property (IP) will be affected. Patents Brexit has no effect on patents. The European Patent Convention is not...
Serjeants LLP is expanding and is looking for an ambitious patent attorney to join our busy team in Leicester. Working alongside our friendly and supportive team of patent and trade mark attorneys to deliver excellent client service to our diverse portfolio of clients, you’ll be contributing...
In the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, after spotting a gap in the market, our clients Regency Design & Print Ltd and Metalfacture Ltd worked collaboratively to design a new hand sanitiser stand. To keep their idea safe, they turned to the Serjeants’ team...
It never comes as a surprise to hear that Aldi have made another copycat version of a well know brand. After all, selling big brand dupes at lower prices is at the core of the Aldi business model. But when the supermarket giant released a...
The well-known, anonymous street artist, Banksy, has recently had a trade mark for one of his images cancelled after it was found that his actions were inconsistent with honest practices. The IP experts at Serjeants explain the facts and why it is so important to...
To reinforce our commitment to protecting our clients, Serjeants has received the Cyber Essentials accreditation to help guard against cyber attack. Cyber Essentials is a Government-backed scheme that helps to protect organisations against a wide range of common cyber attacks. Vulnerability to simple cyber threats can...
