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As entries open for Gift of the Year 2019 competition, ACID are delighted to announce their members are eligible for a specially discounted entry fee and Dids Macdonald, ACID CEO is honoured to be invited to judge.
Following a recent ACID Legal Affiliates meeting at which Colin Hulme was present, ACID is delighted to announce that Burness Paull have been appointed as ACID’s Scottish legal affiliates.
The Design Council leads on issues that affects our collective futures….
IPO has published latest facts on the future of intellectual property laws following the decision that the UK will leave the EU. This guide offers information on the future of intellectual property (IP) laws following the decision that the UK will leave the European Union (EU).
New government guidance warns of the dangers fake vehicle parts can have to drivers, passengers and road users. The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued new guidance as part of a cross-government and industry campaign. The campaign warns consumers of the serious dangers of fake car parts.
Kelly Hudson, Director and Chartered Trade Mark Attorney of ACID Legal Affiliates McDaniel & Co Solicitors explains the New Trade Mark Regulations for 2018.
Following the recent cabinet resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson, Matt Hancock is now the Minister for Health and Jeremy Wright, MP for Kenilworth and Southam becomes the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport.
At the Great Exhibition of the North, the Design Council published their flagship state of design report, Design Economy 2018. The report builds from their 2015 report and looks in-depth at the value and importance of design to the UK economy.
ACID’s CEO Dids Macdonald, OBE recently answered frequently asked Intellectual Property (IP) and design questions for Furniture News readers 
On British Intellectual Property Day 2018, Duncan and Nessie Maclay of ThisisNessie travelled to Westminster to join a national event organised by the Alliance for Intellectual Property to celebrate the IP upon which theirs and others within the creative industries thrive.
In a recent article in Craft Business, ACID CEO Dids Macdonald OBE, calls for responsibility in online battle against counterfeit goods
IPO Online Copyright Infringement (OCI) tracker was launched on British IP Day organised by the Alliance for IP shows that UK consumers are more willing to pay for online content through subscription services.
ACID, Anti Copying in Design has partnered with The British Design Fund, the investment fund for UK product design and manufacturing start-ups.
John Mathers, Design Director, of British Design Fund talks about educating and supporting the creatives of the future.
Writing in Business Leader Magazine, Damon Bonser, a serial entrepreneur and co-founder of the British Design Fund, considers best practice prior to approaching investors for your business.
This week saw the UK ratify its agreement to join the Hague Agreement on the International Registration of Industrial Designs which will provide simple and cost-effective registration system through a single application accessing design protection in partaking countries.

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