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Hoffmannphotographphotographsplant varietiespleadingpolicypracticepractice noteprivacy statement generatorprocedureprocurecosproducerprogramsprogresspronunciation of patentpropertypublicanqualityrailwaysreason to believereceptionrecessionreferendumregional developmentregional investmentregistrationregistrationsremedyreputation.honest concurrent userrevocationrevocation legal aidribrideroadsroadshowsss.3 (6)s.35ZAs.67scale-upsean4comptrollersecond citysectorshipbuildingsizeskilled addresseesskillssmall claims mediation servicesmaller loanssoftwaresolicitorsspacespecialistsspecificationspecified goodsspelling of trade markspotlightstaff collegestart-upstring reportsubmitting your ideasubsistencesuccessful bidderssummary judgmentsuperfastsupportsystemstalkstariffstax planningtax relieftermterms and conditionstool-kittourismtownstrade mark agentstrade missionstransactionstransfertransporttreatiestrialsuncertaintiesunfair terms in consumer contractsunicormsunitaryupcoming eventsvanventurewithdrawal agreementworkworkshops£400 million£660 millionNews and gossip on intellectual property law on the Northern Circuit of England.http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)Blogger149125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-4346345015445667685Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:45:00 +00002025-10-01T11:45:10.911+01:00Business and Property CourtsCircuitCounty Palatine of Lancasterintellectual propertyMr Justice FancourtMr Justice LeechNorth EasternNorthernVice-ChancellorMr Justice LeechAuthor UK Courts and Tribunals Judiciary Licence Open Government V 3 Source Wikimedia Jane LambertMr Justice Leech succeeds Mr Justice Fancourt as Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Manchester today.  As the Courts and Tribunals Judiciary announcement states, Mr Justice Leech's title refers to the time when the North West of England had its own http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2025/10/new-vice-chancellor-of-county-palatine.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1963349178204366027Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:49:00 +00002025-09-09T11:52:41.441+01:00articlesCambridgedealsGIIHong Konginnovation clustersLondonManchesterMetropolitanOxfordpatentsPrevaylRankingSalfordSan FranciscoTokyoTop 100universityVCWIPOBy Manchester Skyline by Peter McDermott, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=163845445 Jane LambertAccording to the WIPO Innovation Cluster Ranking 2025, Manchester has entered the top 100 of the world's most innovative clusters for the first time.  It is one of four British cities to make the ranking.  The others are  London (#8), Cambridge (#http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2025/09/what-manchester-does-today-rest-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-844843368795989390Wed, 20 Aug 2025 22:50:00 +00002025-08-21T10:01:34.584+01:00automotiveavernue hqCovid-19designDesign Network NorthinnovationlockdownMann IslandMatt HineRise and DesignRTC NorthsectorTerry McSreaBy Pier Head, Liverpool by Peter Tarleton, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=114303260Jane LambertIn Rise & Design in Marshall's Mill, 28 Feb 2024, NIPC Yorkshire, I described Rise & Design as  "Design Network North's free monthly networking meetings that take place on the second Friday of every month."  I introduced Design Network http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2025/08/rise-design-comes-to-liverpool.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-984068742961341411Sun, 15 Jun 2025 19:25:00 +00002025-06-15T21:23:30.319+01:00business angelsBusiness BreakfastDaresburyEarly Stage Science and TechInnovate with ConfidenceIP insurancelife sciencesManaging RiskpitchingSci-TechTipsVista InsuranceDaresbury LaboratoryAuthor Science and Technology Facilities Council (UK) Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Wikimedia Jane LambertSci-Tech Daresbury is a science and innovation campus near Daresbury in Cheshire.  Most months, it holds a business breakfast networking event in the entrance hall of its main building between 08:15 and 10:15 on a Friday morning. http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2025/06/managing-risk-in-early-stage-science.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-2524733165069045684Tue, 01 Apr 2025 22:03:00 +00002025-04-02T20:04:00.767+01:0020252728attorneyCIPAClaes OttossonHub van GrinsvenIR GlobalJulian PotterKaren O'RourkeKatherine EvansLewis MulhollandLiverpoolMann IslandMarchpatentWP ThompsonMann Island, LiverpoolAuthor Brit in Seoul  Licence CC BY 4.0  Source Wikipedia CommonsJane LambertWhen Andrea Brewster was President of the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys she occasionally asked me to give talks to the Institute's regional meetings.  One of the meetings that I addressed was in Liverpool.  An attorney who attended that meeting was Lewis http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2025/04/ir-global-regional-meeting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3098217253204332573Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:57:00 +00002024-07-22T09:42:34.856+01:00British Business BankBusiness BreakfastDaresburyflotationFW CapitalIPJoe HoodNorthern Powerhouse Investment FundPraetura VenturesRiver CapitalSci-TechunicormsvaluationStandard YouTube LicenceJane LambertI first mentioned the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II in an article with that title on 4 April 2024.  On 12 July 2024, I met representatives of the British Business Bank, River Capital, FW Capital and Praetura Ventures at Meet the Funders a post-business breakfast networking event at Sci-Tech Daresbury.  The event http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/07/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7448222790147329298Sat, 06 Jul 2024 11:13:00 +00002024-07-06T12:24:46.751+01:00AberinnovationagritechAIMfundingLiverpool Science ParkM-SParcManufacturing Technology Centreregional investmentscale-upspotlightstart-upUKRIAuthor University of Liverpool Licence CC BY 2.0 Source Wikimedia CommonsJane LambertOn 26 June 2024, I attended the  Innovate UK Regional Investment Spotlight – Liverpool in the Manufacturing Technology Centre ("MTC") at the Liverpool Science Park.  This was an opportunity for local authorities, investors, academics and UKRI staff to discuss the challenges and http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/07/innovate-uk-regional-investment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-2380195769217883570Sun, 19 May 2024 09:14:00 +00002024-05-19T10:26:35.390+01:00adversitydisruptive technologiesdistressed brandsIPMichael SandysopportunityPolicy ForumRishi Sunak MPstrategyvaluationVincentsWinckley Square, PrestonAuthor Patrick  Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed Source Wikimedia CommonsJane LambertIn his speech to the Policy Exchange on Monday, 13 May 2024 the Prime Minister said:"And counterintuitive as it may seem, throughout human history, the greatest breakthroughs of science and learning have so often come at the moments of greatest danger."He gave as examples the first http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/05/an-ip-strategy-for-these-times.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-2070750783255059051Wed, 17 Apr 2024 07:19:00 +00002024-04-17T08:21:27.567+01:00costs capemerging technologiesIP backed fundingMichael SandysNorthern Powerhouse Investment Fundopportunitiesrecessionseminarsmall claims trackVincentsBen NevisAuthor Ben Hanson III Licence Public Domain Source Wikipedia Commons.... When the going gets rough IP is essential!Jane LambertAt a time of rising interest rates, high energy and commodity prices and weakening demand, it is natural for businesses to seek ways of cutting expenditure.  Professional services particularly expenditure on patent, trade mark or registered design http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/04/ip-is-not-just-nice-to-have-in-good.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7120715930016022314Thu, 04 Apr 2024 09:12:00 +00002024-04-04T10:27:10.413+01:00British Business Bankdebt financeequity investmentfundfund managersinvestmentNorthern Powerhouseroadshowssmaller loans£660 millionStandard YouTube LicenceJane LambertOn 21 March 2024, the British Business Bank announced the launch of a £660 million fund to invest in businesses in the North of England known as the "Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II" (see the British Business Bank's press release Launch of the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund II provides £660m boost for small businesses of 21 March 2024http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/04/northern-powerhouse-investment-fund-ii.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8935071744000796287Fri, 22 Mar 2024 13:11:00 +00002024-03-22T13:11:02.778+00:00agreementsbreakfastbusinessconflictDaresburyEd GrayFunding GuideImpact Acceleration AccountinterestsIPKnowledge Transfer PartnershipsManchestermeetingspitchingSci-TechuniversitiesManchester UniversityAuthor Mike Peel Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertIn Sci-Tech Daresbury Networkhub I wrote about the networking meetings that take place between 08:00 and 09:30 at Sci-Tech Daresbury and online on a Friday morning some 10 times a year.  I noted that the main event of the morning takes place around 09:00 when Paul http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/03/manchester-university-knowledge.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6748506027370773513Sat, 16 Mar 2024 11:07:00 +00002024-03-16T11:18:15.561+00:00breakfastCybersecurityDaresburyGCHQJohn LeakeLancastermeetingNetworkhubopportunityPaul TreloarpitchingresearchSci-TechuniversitySci-Tech Daresbury CampusAuthor Science and Technology Facilities Council Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Deed Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertSci-Tech Daresbury is a national science and innovation campus and enterprise zone located in the borough of Halton in Cheshire.  It is close to the M56 motorway which puts it within easy reach of Liverpool and Manchester. Networkhub&http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2024/03/sci-tech-daresbury-networkhub.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6998135797015119369Thu, 05 Oct 2023 09:12:00 +00002023-10-05T10:25:02.299+01:00agglomerationcancellationcounterweightGeorge OsborneHS2Jim O'NeillNick CleggNorthern PowerhouseAuthor Hitachi Rail Licence CC BY-SA Deed  Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertRailways are more than just a way of getting from A to B.  They are catalysts for economic growth.  It was the opening of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway nearly 200 years ago that made it possible for textiles to be manufactured in Lancashire more cheaply than anywhere else in the world. http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2023/10/it-was-more-than-just-railway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1559472343356544070Mon, 24 Jul 2023 10:22:00 +00002023-07-24T17:01:36.674+01:00AgricChemappealCameron MacDonaldcostsCPR44.2 (8)CPR52.6 (1)ExcaliburFlitcraftHammond Suddardspayment on accountpermissionPricestayTanfern Jane LambertPatents Court (Nicholas Caddick KC) Price and others v Flitcraft Ltd and others   [2023] EWHC 1746 (Pat) (13 July 2023)Following his judgment in Price and others v Flitcraft Ltd and others [2022] EWHC 3381 (Pat) (20 Dec 2022) and his further judgment in Price and others v Flitcraft Ltd and others [2023] EWHC 695 (Pat) (3 April 2023), Mr Nicholas Caddick KC sittinghttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2023/07/price-v-flitcraft-permission-to-appeal.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8521591543081654019Fri, 09 Jun 2023 15:14:00 +00002023-06-09T16:18:30.455+01:00BirminghamBristolCardiffIPECLeedsLiverpoolManchesterNewcastlepractice notesmall claims tracktransfertrials Jane LambertFrom 3 July 2023, all small claims in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ("IPEC") filed on CE File or at the Rolls Building will be transferred to the Manchester Civil Justice Centre where they will be case managed by one of our district judges (see Practice Note: Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) Small Claims Track 9 June 2023 HM Courts and http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2023/06/ipec-small-claims-to-be-case-managed-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-2131744722186644536Tue, 17 Jan 2023 00:52:00 +00002023-04-04T08:28:31.446+01:00actCambridge IP Law Summer Schoolcopyrightdomain nameFlitcraftHenry CarrinfringementLancasterManchestermerger.Patents County CourtNIPCPalatinate Courtpassing offpatentsPrices.67Lancashire HotpotAuthoralexwood Licence CC BY 2.0 Source Wikimedia CommonsJane LambertPatents Court (Nicholas Caddick KC) Price and others v Flitcraft Ltd and others [2022]EWHC 3381 (Pat) (20 Dec 2022)Possibly for the first time since the merger of the Lancaster Palatinate Court with the High Court, a patent trial has taken place in Manchester.  Both sides were basedhttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2023/01/a-patent-trial-in-manchester-at-last.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8136944530553004852Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:20:00 +00002022-12-20T11:23:46.510+00:00BarrowBritish LibraryBusiness and IP CentreCarlisleCumbriaCumbria Local Enterprise PartnershipSellafieldshipbuildinguniversityStandard YouTube LicenceJane Lambert The aim of the Cumbria Local Enterprise Partnership is "to create one of the fastest growing economies in the UK," One of the agencies for achieving that aim is Cumbria Libraries' Business and Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC Cumbria). BIPC Cumbria is part of a national network of regional and local libraries that are linked to the http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2022/12/business-and-intellectual-property.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3339131922551777590Sun, 15 May 2022 23:31:00 +00002022-05-16T07:40:39.800+01:00CHINA TANGdirector's liabilityGNAT and Coinfringementpassing offreputation.honest concurrent userrevocations.10 (2)s.10 (3)servicesspecificationTrade marksWest Lake East Jane LambertIntellectual Property Enterprise Court (HH Judge Hacon) GNAT and Company Limited and an9other v West Lake East Ltd and another [2022] EWHC (IPEC) (16 Feb 2022)This was an action for trade mark infringement and passing off and a counterclaim for partial revocation of the mark for non-use.   The action and counterclaim came on for trial before His Honour Judge Haconhttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2022/05/trade-marks-and-passing-off-gnat-and-co.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3259410377179908175Fri, 07 Jan 2022 01:04:00 +00002022-01-07T08:48:19.684+00:0010 (1)3 (1)bad faithBattle Hayward and BowerEquisafetyinfringementinvalidity.s.47 (1)IPECjoint liabilitypassing offss.10 (2)s.10 (3)s.3 (6)Sea Shepherdtrade markTrade Marks Act 1994Horse's EyeAuthor Waugsberg Licence CC BY-SA 3.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertIntellectual Property Enterprise Court (Nicholas Caddick QC) Equisafety Ltd. v Battle Hayward and Bower Ltd and another [2021] EWHC 3296 (IPEC)This was an action for trade mark infringement and passing off and a counterclaim for a declaration of invalidity under s.47 (1) of the Trade Marks http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2022/01/trade-marks-equisafety-v-battle-hayward.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6091296780243389414Fri, 19 Nov 2021 22:29:00 +00002022-01-05T19:38:55.766+00:00art 57art 82Charley ChauCommunitydesignHugo & OttoIPECjurisdictionManchesterpassing offsmall claims trackunregisteredwithdrawal agreementWoodwardAuthor Steve Fareham Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Wikimedia Commons Jane LambertBarbara Cookson of Filemot Technology Law has sent me the transcript of District Judge Woodward's judgment in Charley Chau v Hugo and Otto and another which she handed down on 19 Aug 2021 after a one-day hearing on 29 July 2021.  This was an action for infringement of unregistered Community design, http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2021/11/ipec-small-claims-track-litigation-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-743295343083134062Wed, 28 Jul 2021 06:30:00 +00002021-07-28T07:43:06.480+01:00cautionary taleCircuit Commercial CourtdistributorFox Group Internationalgroundless threatsIPECJudge Melissa Clarkeparallel importsRevolaxTeleta Pharmatrade markThe Clock, Royal Courts of JusticeAuthor Mike Quinn Licence CC BY-SA 2.0 Source Wikimedia Commons  Jane LambertIn The Battle of Revolax - Fox Group International Ltd v Teleta Pharma Ltd. (23 July 2021 NIPC Law) I discussed Her Honour Judge Melissa Clarke's judgment in  Fox Group International Ltd v Teleta Pharma Ltd [2021] EWHC 1714 (IPEC) (23 June 2021), &http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2021/07/the-lessons-from-revolax.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-2561420095564583485Wed, 06 Nov 2019 11:56:00 +00002019-11-06T19:29:35.471+00:00#1BassBentley 1962 Ltd.Bentley Motors Ltdclothinghonest concurrent userinfringementlikelihood of confusionMichael RibbeckNprthwestspecified goodsTheBusinessFesk.comTrade marks Jane Lambert In his article, Manchester clothing firm wins trademark battle against luxury car firm of 4 Nov 2019 Michael Ribbeck mentioned that both sides in the widely reported trade mark dispute over the use of the BENTLEY mark for clothing are based in Northwest England. Bentley 1962 Ltd, which registered the BENTLEY mark for clothing, has its registered office is in http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2019/11/the-bentley-clothing-trade-mark-case.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7581172544842597343Thu, 17 Oct 2019 10:55:00 +00002019-10-17T12:02:32.567+01:00Business and IP CentreCentral LibraryclinicsInventors ClubLiverpoolonlineonsitepatentRichard HorrocksRuth GrodnerSheffield © 2019 Jane Elizabeth Lambert: all rights reserved Jane Lambert I took the photograph above from the roof of Liverpool Central Library.  The roof space, which commands spectacular views of the city, can be accessed from the fourth floor of the building.  I was in the Library for a meeting with clients who had travelled from North Wales and the Wirral.  Well equipped http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2019/10/liverpool-business-and-ip-centre.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6974166509490975615Wed, 10 Jul 2019 22:24:00 +00002019-07-11T06:07:00.825+01:0063.27costsCourtdistrict judgeselectronic filingGuideinjunctionsIntellectual Property Enterprise CourtIPECManchesterremedysmall claims track Manchester Civil Justice Centre Author Skip88 Reproduced with kind permission of the author, Source Wikipedia Manchester CJC Jane Lambert One of the most interesting announcements of the new Intellectual Property Enterprise Court Guide is the decision to appoint from October 2019 district judges to hear small intellectual property claims in Manchester (see The New IPEC http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2019/07/small-track-ip-claims-in-macnhester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8015026660755854952Mon, 24 Jun 2019 13:15:00 +00002019-06-24T14:15:12.257+01:0020142016201923 JunecitiescounterweightDayGeorge OsborneinterestsJom O[NeillLondonManchesterNorthernpowerhousereferendumtowns Manchester Day Parade 23 July 2019 © 2018 Jane Lambert: all rights reserved Jane Lambert Yesterday was Manchester Day, a celebration of our city region and its 2.8 million inhabitants.  It happened to coincide with the 5th anniversary of George Osborne's speech"We need a Northern Powerhouse".  Like a lot of people at the time, I welcomed Mr Osborne's speech. The http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2019/06/the-northern-powerhouse-five-years-on.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0