Articles by ‘Stephen Welfare’

The Intellectual Property Act 2014 modernises intellectual property (IP) law to help UK businesses better protect their IP rights in the UK and abroad. The provisions within the act aim to support business in driving economic growth, encourage innovation and expand the range of economic sectors in the UK. The Act also implements the reforms to the design IP framework which flow from the Hargreaves review of Intellectual Property and Growth in 2011.

The biggest gathering of jewellery suppliers at a single trade show in the UK is currently taking place at Olympia London.

The changes are contained in the  Intellectual Property Act 2014, which is expected to be fully implemented by late 2015. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) says that the new measures are designed to help…

In a rare update to the US Copyright Office’s (USCO) guidance, which was last amended 30 years ago, the Office said that an animal, ghost or God cannot have their ‘work’ registered for copyright.

On 1 July the European Commission (EC) adopted an Action Plan to address infringements of commercial scale intellectual property (IP) rights in the European Union (EU) and a strategy for the protection and enforcement of IP rights in countries that are not EU members.

Stephen Welfare and Irene Trubbiani (both of Royds IP Unit) were lucky enough to be invited by our client, the British Jewellers Association, to attend the Jewellery & Watch London 2014 event held at the world renowned Saatchi Gallery in Chelsea on Wednesday 18th June.

Reforms to copyright law came into force on 1 June 2014 bringing estimated benefits of at least £250 million to the UK economy over the next 10 years.

The UK government may have underestimated the “economic impact” that changes to copyright laws will have on the country’s creative industries, a parliamentary committee has said.

Magmatic, maker of the Trunki, known as both a Dragon’s Den reject and a great British success story, has lost the Court of Appeal battle to protect its registered design. But why has this happened, and what do product designers need to do to maximise their protection?

The Intellectual Property (IP) Bill was given its second reading in the House of Commons on 20 January, having completed its Lords stages last year. The Bill will help UK businesses succeed in global…

The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) and the new Civil Procedure Rules incorporate most of Lord Justice Jackson’s recommendations in legislation due to come into force in April. These changes…

Stephen Welfare, Partner, reports back from the Spring Fair, Birmingham NEC 2014.