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‘Drug counterfeiting is not a problem of intellectual property. It is first and foremost a problem of public health. This is a fundamental point. The problems of intellectual property may exist, but they are secondary to the problems of public...
On June 23, the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. While several lawyers argue that the result is not legally binding (partners of law firm Mishcon de Reya have even recently claimed that for the Prime Minister to...
Today (the 8th of July) marks the first ever British IP day, celebrating the immense contribution intellectual property (IP) makes to the UK’s economic, cultural and social wellbeing....
‘Patent trolls’, more formally known as Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs) are firms which do not make or sell anything, but exist solely so as to exploit rights in patents that they obtain from another company. This makes them an increasing...
On 14 June, a case against Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant, and guitarist Jimmy Page, went on trial in Los Angeles. The lawsuit, originally filed in May 2014, charges that Led Zeppelin took the opening section of one of its...
Purchasing counterfeit goods can be a costly and dangerous mistake, but, unfortunately, one that is easily made. As counterfeiters are becoming ever-more sophisticated, it is often difficult to establish whether or not the product you are being offered is genuine. To...
Each year, World Anti-Counterfeiting Day (8 June) provides a suitable opportunity to raise awareness of the damaging and potentially dangerous consequences of counterfeiting. In 2016, the theme of the Global Anti-Counterfeiting Network’s main event, held in Paris, is ‘Fakes in the...
Could smoking possibly get worse? If you buy counterfeit cigarettes, then yes. Much worse. On the World No Tobacco Day (31 May), SnapDragon brings you an insight into the world of counterfeit cigarettes....
On 27 May 2016, the SnapDragon Monitoring team attended the Real McCoy event in Glasgow aimed at raising awareness of the problem of illicit and counterfeit goods in Scotland....
As World Intellectual Property Day (April 26) draws to a close, we would like highlight the issue of online intellectual property (IP) infringement and its impact on small companies....