tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727Sat, 04 Feb 2012 08:23:07 +0000mediationguidelinesNorth West EnglandventureDi BurbidgeFAQOpera HouseChinaloande BasilCharles LucasballetBISCanterdispute resolutionsuccessful bidders3D printingJacksonterms and conditionsi-cloudconsumer proteciton from unfair tradingSean Dennehey26 Jan 2010Saudi ArabiapracticeGCCagreementsUAEFreerangeCiprianiaclinicsLiverpoolTom HutchinsonCumbriaBusiness North WestNorthern Balletadded matterNIHRown name defenceconnection speedstrainingBritish Bankers AssociationPatents County Courtpatent agentsMassinementotdme.co.uknipNETNewcastlearbitrationacademyLiverpool Chinese Business NetworkbreakfastUnited Arab EmiratesRegional Growth FundazurecapitalCheshireAlex Khan23 Oct 2008cloudDistrict RegistryLEPsStanley HollowayWirralpatentssean4comptrollerBirkenheadSteven BookbinderSpark VenturesFabLabQuality SolicitorsEurasiastaff collegeIP North WestNHSqualityMembersPrestonpronunciation of patentInventors GroupSteve ReeceCivil libertiesYear of the DragonNew Economyupcoming eventsIP clincsEnforcing Intellectual Propert RightsCelineMicrosoftintroductionNIPC Arbitration202 Burton RoadSchutz v DeltaPotts KerrRDAmentiorsGlobal Enterprise CongressEducating SamuelNIPCprivacy statement generatorgeographical indicationsGreater ManchesterIP in ChinaAsprayCarlisleprocurecosSheffieldunfair terms in consumer contractsKuwaitQataradjournmentComptrollerJane LambertGulfspelling of trade markShanghaiCobbettsDubaiadditive manufacturingLicensingchanceryGoing for GrantsIdeas North WestMichael SandysIP blaggerNIPC MediationTrade marksbroadbandLiverpool Inventors ClubDaresburyLegal Week WikiProtecting your Ideas and InventionsOECDwebsiteaccess to counsellitigationManchesterManufacturing InstituteGoogleIP Foundation CourseLegal Services Act 2007costsi4iIPOLeedsOmanThe North West Fundpublic accessdistance sellingManchester Central LibrartPremierCPDuniversitye-commerceNews and gossip on intellectual property law on the Northern Circuit of England.http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)Blogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3083874028531603411Mon, 23 Jan 2012 09:58:00 +00002012-01-23T02:24:57.115-08:00Year of the DragonLiverpool Inventors ClubGlobal Enterprise CongressQuality SolicitorsLiverpool Chinese Business NetworkLiverpoolDi BurbidgeMichael Sandys Last night I was one of the guests of QualitySolicitors Jackson & Canter on their table at the Liverpool Chinese New Year VIP Dinner in the Adelphi Hotel. The event was organized by the Liverpool Chinese Business Network which I featured in my post "Let's First Become Friends: Then Do Business" on 13 Sept 2011. The dinner was one of a series of events to mark the start of the Spring Festival http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/welcome-to-year-of-dragon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-5928540591409538619Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:26:00 +00002012-01-17T04:30:39.540-08:00Charles LucasGoing for GrantsIdeas North WestLast year Charles Lucas and Tom Bathgate of Going for Grants spoke to the Leeds and Sheffield Inventors Groups. Their talk were very well received and I blogged about them in The Inventors Club blog on 22 Nov 2011. They are now speaking to Ideas North West at The Globe Accrington on Tuesday 19 Jan 2012 at 18:00 for 18:30.    Full details are in my post "Ideas North West:: Going for Grants."http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/ideas-north-west-charles-lucas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6952092439141122095Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:09:00 +00002012-01-16T04:10:44.256-08:00NIPC ArbitrationarbitrationNIPC Mediationagreementsdispute resolutionmediation One of the trickiest clauses to draft in a commercial contract or terms and conditions is the dispute resolution provision. That is because no party to a commercial transaction wants to think of the possibility of ever falling out with his customer, supplier or collaborator. Yet fall out they often do and unless they have provided otherwise they will find themselves in court where their dispute http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/yes-but-just-suppose.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8093057373608212829Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:50:00 +00002012-01-04T15:45:09.309-08:00OmanNIPCGCCKuwaitQatarUnited Arab EmiratesUAESaudi ArabiaGulfDubai Did you know that I keep a blog called NIPC Gulf on intellectual property in the Gulf Co-operation Council ("GCC") states? In the last year year I have posted articles on GCC Patents, the intellectual property laws of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman, data protection in the Dubai International and Qatar Financial Centres, the new domain name dispute resolution policy for the United Arab Emirates (http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2012/01/from-manchester-to-manama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-154127746916493489Mon, 12 Dec 2011 01:44:00 +00002011-12-11T23:17:46.219-08:00FreerangeuniversityCarlisleCumbriageographical indicationsThough the North West is a massive region that connects Wales with Scotland this blog tends to focus on events in Liverpool and Manchester. Today I shall redress the balance a little by writing about the Freerange Workspace in Carlisle.Freerange is the trading name of Freerange Artists Ltd. of Carlyle Gate in the city of Carlisle. Freerange offers its premises as a resource centre for local http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/12/freerange-creative-industries-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1357993399950970665Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:51:00 +00002011-11-24T10:38:55.015-08:00MassineManchesterNorthern BalletballetOpera Housede BasilThis short article gives me an excuse to indulge one of my passions in life: the Ballet. Northern Ballet are performing "The Nutcracker" at the Opera House until Saturday. I caught the company in Bradford earlier this month and it was a delight. Not to be missed even if you are joining me at the Daresbury Business Breakfast at 08:30 tomorrow. If you miss them in Manchester the company is worth http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/11/cracking-nuts-copyright-in-choreography.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3205858516405158838Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:34:00 +00002011-11-08T12:31:55.750-08:00IP North WestIP blaggerintroductionManchesterFabLabEnforcing Intellectual Propert RightsJane LambertTom HutchinsonMichael SandysI have already mentioned FabLab Manchester in my articles on Eddie Kirby's presentation to Daresbury on 16 July 2011 and my visit to the Manchester FabLab on 5 Aug 2011.On 12 Oct 2011 I chaired a seminar on Intellectual Property and Licensing at FabLab Manchester. We had a good turnout with about 40 attendees which included artists, designers, inventors and entrepreneurs. Some had travelled a http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/11/fablab-manchester-introduction-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7895139257844731387Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:05:00 +00002011-10-31T06:18:49.976-07:00BISsuccessful biddersRegional Growth FundNorth West EnglandI have already discussed the Regional Growth Fund in "Tarzanned" in my Inventors Club blog on 2 June 2011 and "Regional Growth: who got what in Yorkshire" today. Here are the successful bidders from North West England:University of LiverpoolHarpscreen(GB) LtdPirelli Tyres LtdPhoenix Court Blackburn LimitedGilbert Gilkes and Gordon Limited ('Gilkes')Crown Speciality Packaging UK LtdRedx Pharma http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/10/regional-growth-fund-who-got-what-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7654279192298189250Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:01:00 +00002011-09-20T03:50:40.150-07:00Potts Kerrpatent agentsBirkenheadStanley HollowayOne of the glories of North West England is Hamilton Square which is a little bit of Edinburgh in Birkenhead. Designed by James Gillespie Graham who was the architect of much of the New Town, Hamilton Square is said to have more listed buildings than any other public square in England except Trafalgar Square itself.At number 15 stands Potts Kerr, a patent agency for which I have always had a http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/09/potts-kerr-brand-to-disappear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7550422657672577621Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:41:00 +00002011-09-13T23:50:24.898-07:00ChinaShanghaiLiverpool Chinese Business NetworkLiverpoolIP in ChinaIn the stunning Museum of Liverpool which opened less than 2 months ago there is a special exhibition on the story of Shanghai and Liverpool called "East meets West". These two great cities have been twinned since 1999 and they have many links. Two of the strongest are the Liverpool Chinese Business Network, a "professional and friendly platform for small and medium enterprises" and the http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/09/liverpool-chinese-business-network-lets.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-6495253802629038955Mon, 08 Aug 2011 19:30:00 +00002011-08-08T13:16:27.473-07:00mentotdme.co.ukBusiness North WestBritish Bankers AssociationmentiorsIn "Oh Me! Oh My! I hope the Little Mentor Comes By" I alluded to one of the greatest hits of one of the North West's greatest sons. I was reminded of the song by the name of the British Bankers Association mentoring network "mentorsme.co.uk". This organization has a database of local mentors and here are those for the North West:- Designated Associates of Birkenhead;- Community & Business http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/08/mentoring-in-north-west-england.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1805659651932554280Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:42:00 +00002011-08-08T08:24:13.622-07:003D printingManchesterFabLabadditive manufacturing On 16 July 2011 I wrote about Eddie Kirby's presentation on FabLab Manchester at the Daresbury breakfast meeting. A FabLab or fabrication laboratory is a workshop equipped with computer controlled machinery that enables users to make more or less anything. The Manchester FabLab is the first in the UK but there are already several other FabLabs across the world from the North of Norway to South http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/08/manchester-fablab.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1674287188337749093Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:52:00 +00002011-08-01T08:24:01.473-07:00CanterJacksonQuality SolicitorsLiverpoolMichael SandysThe big news today for Quality Solicitors is their "Legal Access Points" in W.H. Smiths where one can apparently get a will, fix an appointment, request a compensation assessment or a conveyancing quote. However, that is not all they do. According to their website they can also help with:Buying or selling a businessAdvice on a contract or franchise agreementProtecting a business name or product http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/08/quality-ip-michael-sandys.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1488484894333752981Sat, 16 Jul 2011 09:11:00 +00002011-07-16T02:36:37.960-07:00DaresburyManchesterFabLabManufacturing InstituteThe speaker after yesterday's breakfast meeting at Daresbury yesterday was Dr. Eddie Kirby, Charity and Support Manager of the Manufacturing Institute in Manchester. Manchester was been chosen as the first city in the UK to host a Fab Lab, a community inventors' workshop where new products can be built by both businesses and individuals."What are FabLabs when they're at home?" I hear you say. http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/fablab-manchester.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-9003600253681291183Mon, 11 Jul 2011 07:54:00 +00002011-07-11T03:12:53.727-07:00IP North WestchanceryManchesterlitigationPrestonDistrict RegistryLiverpoolBefore its merger with the Chancery Division pursuant to s.41 of the Courts Act 1971 the Palatinate Court of Lancaster had jurisdiction to hear patents and designs cases. It was thus theoretically possible to bring a patents claim in Manchester though I have been able to find reports of just two cases where that actually happened. However, the Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/intellectual-property-litigation-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-7531975363267992969Sat, 02 Jul 2011 20:36:00 +00002011-07-02T13:46:50.708-07:00ManchesterSteven BookbinderInventors GroupIndependent design pro Steven Bookbinder will be guest speaker at the next meeting of Manchester Inventors Group on Tuesday, 5 July 2011 at 18:00.The title of his talk is "The Essential Steps of Product Development". According to the Group's website, it will cover:- general development process and reducing risk- sustainable innovation- materials and the importance of getting them right- turninghttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/07/manchester-inventors-group-essential.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-3066702280537551692Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:13:00 +00002011-06-28T17:40:42.748-07:00DaresburycloudbroadbandazurebreakfastGoogleMicrosofti-cloudconnection speeds I now have the slides of Lee and Miles's presentation of 17 June 2011 which I blogged in "Daresbury: Microsoft on Cloud Computing." on 18 June 2011.Windows azure for SME's View more presentations from Lee Stott The next Daresbury business breakfast takes place on 15 July 2011 at 08:30. Booking for the event opens at 12:00 today. After breakfast there will be a 45 minute presentation on rapid http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/06/daresbury-microsoft-on-cloud-computing_28.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1052272639831618880Sat, 18 Jun 2011 21:07:00 +00002011-06-28T17:51:49.084-07:00DaresburycloudbroadbandazurebreakfastGoogleMicrosofti-cloudconnection speedsMost Daresbury breakfast meetings end with a presentation by a guest speaker. Last Friday, the speakers were Lee Stott and Miles Deegan of Microsoft who spoke about "Cloud Computing as an Enabler for SME Innovation".On its website, Microsoft describes cloud computing quite helpfully as "simply subscribing to various IT services, such as email, customer relationship management or web conferencing,http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/06/daresbury-microsoft-on-cloud-computing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1518955479016235828Sun, 15 May 2011 20:44:00 +00002011-05-15T15:37:39.370-07:00costsSchutz v DeltaadjournmentpracticeOn 2 April I wrote a case note on Schutz (UK) Ltd. v Werit (UK) Ltd [2011] EWCA (Civ) 303 (29 March 2011) in my IP/IT Update blog. That case was about whether a patent for an intermediate bulk carrier - essentially a large plastic bottle tightly encased in a tight metal cage constructed from tubes flattened at each join - could be infringed by inserting the bottle into a cage constructed from http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/05/practice-schutz-uk-ltd-and-another-v.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8681726861555017673Mon, 09 May 2011 22:34:00 +00002011-05-09T17:24:51.714-07:00DaresburySpark VenturesNIHRi4iNHSAlthough it means getting up at 05:00 in the morning I do my best to attend a monthly breakfast meeting at Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus. The Campus hosts a cluster of innovative businesses around the Daresbury Laboratory and The Cockcroft Institute and the purpose of the breakfast meetings is to bring those businesses into contact with each other as well as with potential investors, http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/05/daresbury-science-innovation-campus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8077295136872430582Fri, 08 Apr 2011 08:26:00 +00002011-04-08T23:20:03.794-07:00LEPsMembersNew EconomyGreater ManchesterIn my article New North West LEPs Take Shape I explained the functions, history and purpose of local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) and mentioned that a proposal for a Greater Manchester LEP had been accepted. I can now report that it now has a new board.The chair is Mike Blackburn, BT's regional director for the North-West (see "Mike Blackburn to head up LEP" on the New Economy Website 25 Febhttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/04/greater-manchester-lep-board.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-4867416671971085328Thu, 07 Apr 2011 23:54:00 +00002011-04-08T00:11:16.888-07:00ManchesterLicensingSteve ReeceInventors GroupThe speaker at Manchester Inventors Group last Tuesday was Steven Reece. Steve is managing director of two companies:Vici Entertainment: "a challenging marketing consultancy" and "a fresh internet business consultancy; andRichinventor: an agency which licenses inventions.His talk was entitled "Top 11 Mistakes Inventors Make in Selling their Inventions" a summary of which can be downloaded from http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/04/steven-reece-top-11-mistakes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-8771139208446374095Sun, 03 Apr 2011 07:40:00 +00002011-04-03T00:48:49.582-07:00ManchesterSteve ReeceInventors GroupThe Manchester Inventors Group, which meets at the City Library, 151 Deansgate, Manchester, M3 3WD on the first Tuesday of every month promises a particularly interesting talk this month. At 18:00 on the 5 April 2011 Steve Reece of the "Rich Inventor" programme will give a presentation on the "Top 11 Mistakes that Inventors Make in Selling their Inventions".I hope to be there and I shall blog thehttp://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/04/manchester-inventors-group-top-11.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-1091318868230917035Fri, 01 Apr 2011 08:52:00 +00002011-04-01T05:26:44.995-07:00I have published this case note on Westwood v Knight [2011] EWPCC 8 (22 March 2011) in this blog rather than my IP/IT Update blog because the defendant Anthony Knight came from Manchester. It is an important case because it was the first trial in the Patents County Court since the new rules came into force. The causes of action were trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off.In the http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/04/trade-mark-copyright-and-passing-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6699222972172348727.post-4621960150893333177Tue, 15 Mar 2011 11:22:00 +00002011-08-09T06:30:49.180-07:00LEPsManchesterCumbriaRDALiverpoolCheshireLocal enterprise partnerships ("LEP") are non-statutory bodies recognized by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and the Department for Communities and Local Government that have been set up by representatives of local authorities and local business. According to the Department for Communities’ website, LEPs “will play a central role in determining local economic priorities and http://ipnorthwest.blogspot.com/2011/03/new-north-west-leps-take-shape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Jane Lambert)0