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Three thrill-seeking intellectual property experts have abseiled 80 metres down one of the UK’s tallest sculptures to generate funds for people with brain injuries. The daring team, from leading intellectual property firm Wynne-Jones IP, have taken on the ArcelorMittal Orbit in Stratford, London.

Entrepreneurs, SMEs and start-ups can now access a “one-stop shop” of business advice thanks to a new online toolkit from Wynne-Jones IP. The intellectual property firm has launched its Pioneer’s Toolkit, which aims to support businesses across all sectors in strengthening and protecting their brands by offering expert industry advice.

For over a decade Nestlé has attempted to protect Kit Kat’s three dimensional shape, with rival Mondelez fighting hard to prevent its succeess. Last Wednesday marked the latest chapter in the lengthy legal battle, as the European Court of Justice dismissed the confectionary giant’s most recent appeal to safeguard the shape of its famed bar.

Inclusivity in intellectual property has been a prominent theme for the team at Wynne-Jones IP this year. We have been working closely with IP Inclusive to promote greater diversity and inclusivity throughout, not just our firm, but the profession as a whole. And today we celebrate another vital milestone the very first annual LGBT STEM Day, which highlights the invaluable contribution of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people to the STEM industry.

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Wynne-Jones IP has welcomed highly experienced Patent & Trade Mark Attorney, Martin Hyden, from the beginning of June to its Cheltenham-based Head Office.

The UKIPO has published some figures on designs registered at the UKIPO in the last 10 years, in response to a Freedom of Information request.

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On 9th January 2018, Sam Gyamih MP was appointed as a joint Minister for Higher Education at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and the Department of education, and the UKIPO has recently confirmed that he is responsible for Intellectual Property. In the pre-Brexit years, news of a new IP Minister for the UK may have meant little of significance to anyone except, perhaps, a small minority of IP practitioners. However, in the current political climate, he has had to ‘hit the ground running’, because the future of Intellectual Property legislation in the UK, post-Brexit, including legislation relating to the UK’s participation in international IP systems, seems to lie in his hands.

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