Articles by ‘Stephen Welfare’

The acquisition for former Wilko stores by budget brands Poundland and B & M didn’t include the purchase of the Wilco brand.  It seems neither are interested in the Wilko intellectual property.  The intention,…

There has been quite a lot said and written about Artificial Intelligence recently but it’s actually not at all new. Its genesis could be said to lie in the famous code breaking of WW2….

Last week (5-7 Feb 2023) my colleagues and I attended the Spring Fair at Birmingham NEC as part of the NAJ Team and independently visiting those clients exhibiting at the International Trade Fair. Now…

You can also listen to our podcast on your podcast platform of choice – find it here > In this bonus episode, we welcomed Charley Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare back onto the show to…

   This week Liam goes solo to interview Charlotte Ebbutt and Stephen Welfare, RWK Goodman’s own Intellectual Property experts, to talk about trademarks, patents and all things IP! Find out more about how…

Our intellectual property (IP) disputes expert Stephen Welfare looks at changes to UK IP rights after Brexit, and the implications these changes have for European IP rights-holders. The UK left the EU on 31…

Just as the creation of the internet baffled and intrigued people upon its launch, so too now with the metaverse.  The scope of the internet’s capabilities took time to be realised and utilised and…

In our latest Retail Reboot webinar, we will be looking at how retailers can harness the power of their brand and use it to achieve sustainable growth in a post-pandemic world. Our experts will…

Was Purplebricks right to delist a property from its website when it discovered the vendors – a Christian couple – were opposed to two gay men buying it? The controversy has raged across newspapers, TV and…

Last month it was reported that the Scottish brewer “Brewdog” had got itself into a potential pickle following its “solid gold” beer can promotion.

Monopoly needs no introduction. Who hasn’t played the internationally recognised board game, whether the original version set around the streets of London (UK version) or one of the many reincarnations thereof?