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The latest news stories from ACID & the world of IP

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Welfare – A Message For All ACID Members Within UK Furnishings Industry

  • March 16, 2018
The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, is appealing to the entire sector to support their welfare campaign.
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ACID CEO Speaks at INTA Conference

  • February 27, 2018
Dids Macdonald OBE, speaks at INTA Conference on Designs and Intellectual Property support
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ACID Member Halo In $3.8 Million Knowing & Wilful IP Victory In USA

  • February 23, 2018
ACID Members Halo Creative & Design Limited (Halo) have just won a significant victory against Comptoir Des Indes (CDI) in Chicago, Illinois with a permanent injunction following a guilty verdict in the design patent, trademark and copyright infringement suit by a federal jury sitting in Chicago in a case involving Halo’s most iconic furniture and lighting designs.
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Member Focus – Helmm

  • February 16, 2018
Find out from Helmm how their proactive IP strategy utilises ACID Membership Benefits to support their IP Rights to ensure business growth!
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January Furniture Show – Dongguan Guanding Banned from the Exhibition and Images Removed

  • January 24, 2018
When ACID members CIMC reported that Dongguan Guanding Furniture Craft Company came to their stand offering a brochure with what were believed to have been not only exact replicas of some CIMC products but, it would appear, CIMC’s own images they contact ACID.
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Member Focus – Helen Russell Creations

  • January 18, 2018
Find out from Helen Russell Creations how her proactive IP strategy utilises ACID Membership Benefits to support her IP Rights to ensure business growth!
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DCMS Secretary of State Matt Hancock, MP Acknowledges the Important Role of Intellectual Property Rights

  • January 18, 2018
At an event organised by the Alliance for IP at the House of Commons last night, the new DCMS Secretary of State, Matt Hancock set out his views on intellectual property.
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New Minister with Responsibility for Intellectual Property Named as the Rt. Hon. Sam Gyimah, MP!

  • January 18, 2018
Sam Gyimah, MP has been appointed Minister for Intellectual Property as part of his role as Minister for Higher Education and will be working within the Department for Education and the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
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New Secretary for State at the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

  • January 9, 2018
Anti Copying in Design is delighted by the appointment of the Rt. Hon. Matt Hancock in Government reshuffle
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IP NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS 2018

  • January 2, 2018
We campaign, we shout loudly about the value of design and we have a formidable track record of thousands of settlements and mediations. Are you IP Savvy? Do you have a proactive IP strategy? Remember! Imitation isn’t flattery if it costs you YOUR business so it’s good to think about your IP.
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2018 BREXIT – ACID URGES GOVERNMENT TO ACT DECISIVELY TO PROTECT DESIGNERS’ IP

  • December 21, 2017
With a little over a year until the UK leaves the EU, ACID, along with other stakeholders, is seriously concerned that the business interests of IP rich companies who rely on trade marks and designs are and will be threatened
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UK Businesses Demand Protection for Intellectual Property

  • December 19, 2017
UK businesses demand protection for intellectual property in trade talks.  Risks to UK if IP is not prioritised. Need a good deal with EU27
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Member Focus – Gaynor Fuge

  • December 8, 2017
Find out from Gaynor Fuge how her proactive IP strategy utilises ACID Membership Benefits to support her IP Rights to ensure business growth!
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Latest China News

  • December 5, 2017
China-Britain Business Council and Alibaba Sign Expanded Agreement to Enhance Protections for UK brands.
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Talking Tables Ltd Tackling Suspected Copyright Infringements

  • December 4, 2017
Designers and manufacturers Talking Tables Ltd launched a new product, Prosecco Pong®™, to the market in early 2017. After 7 months in development, the product bounced on to the shelves and became an instant success and became viral on social media in both the UK and the US.
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The Budget – IP & related issues affecting the Creative Industries

  • November 28, 2017
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