Wynne Jones IP is among the top sponsors at a prestigious Cardiff event championing worldwide technological innovation.

The EPO's Administrative Council has now decided on changes in official fees which will come into force on 1^st April 2018. We cover those changes and what this means for you.

Many entrepreneurs, and even established companies, are surprised to hear that they have (or could secure) intellectual property (IP). What IP do you have in your business?

From 6^th April 2018, several changes will take place to fees and the fee structure for both granted UK patents and UK patent applications. We cover what those changes will be and what they will mean for you.

The extensive digitalisation of everyday activities is happening in a way that makes it harder to distinguish different fields of technologies from each other, fusing physical world with digital and biological features. This transformation is now described as 4^th Industrial Revolution (4IR). Through studying patent applications, it is possible to observe and comment about the influential technologies that drive the 4IR.

Protecting your IP will obviously require spending money, so why would you do so?  We've looked at six benefits why you should consider investing in the protection of your IP...

Three-dimensional (3D) trade marks are currently something of a hot topic and some of the biggest names in the licensing, toy and nursery sectors have had their fair share of media exposure in recent years because of their success, or indeed failure, to get their brand protected with this fairly new form of IP rights.

Coca Cola, Mondelez (Toblerone), Hard Rock Café, and Chanel are a few to have obtained protection for their product’s shape or packaging because of unique and distinctive characteristics; these successful applications undoubtedly cement their place in the commercial marketplace and support ongoing success.  In contrast Nestle (Kit Kat), Jaguar Land Rover, Lego and Rubik’s Brand (Rubik’s Cube), all failed in their bids for 3D trade mark protection...