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13 May 2014
Downing IP have been working on behalf of Med-El (Medical Electronics) supporting them with their patent applications in the European Patent Office and have recently nominated them for the European Inventor Award 2014.
[Read more...]30 April 2014
A trademark is a word, phrase, symbol, logo or design, or a combination of these, used to identify and distinguish the goods or services of one person or organisation from those of others, or more importantly your competitors. Your trademark can be used as your marketing tool as this how others will recognise your products or services, it is your identity.
[Read more...]30 March 2014
There is no legal requirement to register a Trade Mark but if you want to protect your brand we strongly recommend you Trade Mark your logo, symbol, design or words. By protecting your brand you are also protecting your identity and therefore differentiate from your competitors ensuring you stand out from the crowd.
[Read more...]19 February 2014
Patents are grants made by national governments and protect new inventions. They give the owner the right to stop others from making or selling their invention. By giving protection to a person or company that invents something new it prevents others from making, using, importing or selling the invention without their permission, for a fixed period of time.
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