The Melton Mowbray Pork Pie Association have applied to register the name ‘Melton Mowbray Pork Pie’ as a protected geographical indication (PGI). The published application can be found at http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2008:085:0017:0020:EN:PDF. The proposed geographical areas is around the town of Melton Mowbray but is defined by boundaries described by reference to various roads in the region. [...]

Posted: April 7th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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The advantage of extending the existing IPR system to protect traditional knowledge is that it will generate incentives amongst indigenous peoples to conserve and protect their culture and environment. This assumption is drawn from the experience of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists in Australia who obtained a national certification trademark which in turn [...]

Posted: February 1st, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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Frank Zappa died 14 years ago. Iconic to many people, his muisc has been and still is played by several tribute bands. Like the music of the Beatles, Presley and Abba. But the Zappa Family Trust is not happy about this according to a report in Herald-Review.com and its lawyers have sent letters of claim [...]

Posted: January 14th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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Why not start the new year with something positive. Check out the company name, logo or design or your product names or the brands used in your business and give them some real value - register a trade mark for them. The cost to apply is fixed, is a few hundred pounds not thousands, and the [...]

Posted: January 11th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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Recently the English courts in the case of Eunetworks -v- Abovenet [2007] EWHC confirmed that the interpretation of a written contract in English law requires the court to read the words used in the contract, in any documents attached to it as part of the contract, and in any documents specifically made part of the [...]

Posted: January 10th, 2008 under Intellectual Property.
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