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Compensating employee inventors: Shanks v. Unilever
This update follows from our previous article. Brief Background Professor Shanks invented a device which
The race to develop the reusable can
Thirty-two percent of the 78m tons of plastic packaging produced annually does not make it
Do ‘trade secrets’ offer enough protection?
The product made according to a recipe can of course be seen, felt, tasted and
The rise of patents in the health food industry
In the booming, ultra-competitive health food industry, now, more than ever, brand owners and manufacturers
Protecting newly-developed metal can coatings
The rise of new BPA-free metal can coatings The use of metal containers/cans in the
First tobacco… now food and drink?
In 1962, the Royal College of Physicians first recommended stricter laws on the sale and
Registering trade marks with Gin Lane
Gin is big business, worth over £600m in the UK as reported by the Wine
How NOT to get a bioinformatics patent
Multidisciplinary inventions have become more commonplace in recent years, particularly as artificial intelligence (AI) is
Twitter rants, leaked documents and legal action
When Haas F1 entered the 2019 Formula 1 season, they brought with them a brand-new
