Pedlam Risk – A Quick Update on Legal issues
Pedlam Risk – a legal risk management consultancy – have kindly allowed us to feature their update on legal issues which may affect UK companies. For further information, head to www.pedlamrisk.com. Q1. What is IPR – do we have any and do we need to bother about it? A: ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ are valuable assets of a business. They are abstract and hard to understand. Essentially they comprise: trademarks, patents, copyright, confidential know-how and design rights. Many exist automatically – such as copyright and know-how; others need registration – such as trademarks, patents and design rights. It is worth reviewing […]