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B & M Bargains Pays £25,000 Damages To Big Little Toys in Copycat Christmas Elf Case

  • June 1, 2018
ACID members Big Little Toys receive £25,000 and undertakings from B & M Bargains in a legal settlement.
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Talking Tables Secures IP Victory Over B & M Bargains Lookalike

  • June 1, 2018
Anti-Copying in Design (ACID) members Talking Tables have reached a settlement with retail giant B&M Bargains regarding infringement of their hugely successful Prosecco Pong game.
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Member Focus – Claire Elsworth Design

  • May 11, 2018
Find out from Claire Elsworth Design how her proactive IP strategy utilises ACID Membership Benefits to support her IP Rights to ensure business growth!
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Don’t Forget The Small Print!

  • May 9, 2018
How many of us don’t read the small print and end up in a bit of a pickle? Do you tick the box “I have read and understood the terms and conditions of agreement” without looking and live to regret it? Many of us do.
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National Trust Joins ACID

  • May 2, 2018
The National Trust has recently joined Anti Copying in Design (ACID), to lend their support to the organisation’s mission of encouraging original design work.
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Dear Prime Minister…

  • April 27, 2018
ACID CEO Dids Macdonald, OBE., delivered a letter to the Prime Minister, The Rt. Hon Theresa May, MP on World Intellectual Property Day yesterday. She was accompanied by Nick Kounoupias, ACID Chief Counsel and Holly Hughes of Citradi, winner of the ACID Female Design Champion Award.
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ACID Female Design Champion Announced on World Intellectual Property Day 26/4/2018

  • April 26, 2018
Anti Copying in Design is delighted to announce Holly Hughes of Citradi as the 2018 ACID Female Design Champion on World Intellectual Property Day.
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Enough is Enough!

  • April 16, 2018
In a recent article in Cabinet Maker Dids Macdonald OBE, ACID CEO Explains How to Combat Copyists and Imitations of Infringers.
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ACID Brexit Concerns Included in Alliance Brexit Cliff Edge Paper

  • April 6, 2018
The Alliance for Intellectual Property has recently published a new paper on a number of ‘cliff-edge’ risks associated with Brexit and the UK’s future relationship with the EU.
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Member Focus – Lindsey Child Environmental Artist

  • March 29, 2018
Find out from Lindsey Child Environmental Artist how her proactive IP strategy utilises ACID Membership Benefits to support her IP Rights to ensure business growth!
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The Furniture Makers’ Company Announces Design Guild Mark 2018 Holders

  • March 27, 2018
Twelve designs representing both the domestic and contract furniture market have been awarded the prestigious Design Guild Mark in 2018.
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Powering Change : Women In Innovation And Creativity

  • March 23, 2018
Applications are now open for the ACID female design champion to mark World Intellectual Property Day.
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Online Infringement Survey Response

  • March 21, 2018
A great big thank you to all those who responded to our recent survey. Your evidence was required to help us work with search engines & IP codes of conduct
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Easier Design Registration for the Future?

  • March 19, 2018
The UK has completed its final step for the UK joining the Hague Agreement for industrial designs. The UK instrument of ratification was deposited in Geneva today.
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IP – How to Get the Best Out of Exhibiting!

  • March 16, 2018
Following the Spring exhibition season the ACID team thought it would be good idea to share their experiences and offer some tips and guidance to ensure that any new product ranges are protected!
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European Commission Launches Consultation on Future “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-list”

  • March 16, 2018
The European Commission recently launched a public consultation to establish its first world-wide “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch-List.”
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