Figure 1: an IP conversation

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Figure 1: an IP conversation, Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Trade Mark Attorney Joel Weston to explore one of the most important areas of brand protection: trade mark oppositions. Should you fight, settle or withdraw? Using the latest UKIPO opposition statistics alongside the well-known BMW v BMU trade mark dispute, Robert and Joel expl...

Send us Fan Mail In the first episode of Season 2 of Figure 1: an IP conversation, Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Freddie Noble, head of Albright IP's computer science patent team, to answer one of the biggest questions facing innovators today: Can artificial intelligence be patented? As AI technology, machine learning tools and software-based innovations continue to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Figure 1: an IP conversation , Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by patent attorney Will Doherty to unpack one of the most complex areas of intellectual property: medical technology. The med tech sector is fast-moving and highly innovative, but it comes with strict patenting rules and unique challenges. From exclusions around the human body to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Figure 1: an IP conversation , Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Trade Mark Attorney and Associate Joel Weston, who specialises in resolving brand disputes, to walk through a real-life trade mark conflict and the practical steps involved in handling it. After receiving a letter before action threatening opposition, a business is faced with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Figure 1: an IP conversation , Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Freddie Noble, Patent Attorney, who heads our Cornwall office, to explore the role of registered designs in the wider IP landscape, and to ask a provocative question: can registered designs sometimes be more powerful than patents? Patents protect how something works. Registere...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Figure 1: an IP conversation, Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Trade Mark Attorney, James Beeton, to talk about the growing risks businesses face on social media and what can realistically be done about them. Social platforms are now one of the most powerful tools for building a brand, but they’re also an easy entry point for counterfeiter...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Albright IP Managing Director Robert Games is joined by Patent Attorney Will Doherty to explore one of the most overlooked parts of protecting innovation: invention capture. Most businesses think patents start with filing; they don’t. They start much earlier, often before anyone realises there’s something worth protecting. If you’re running an R&D team, develo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Albright IP MD, Robert Games sits down with Trade Mark Attorney Katie Oliver to reveal the unseen risks that can derail a business before it even gets started. Every founder thinks their brand is safe… until it isn’t. If you’re naming a business, launching a product, expanding overseas, or building a brand you want people to remember, this is essential listening....