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None of us know when the dark clouds of mental illness may descend and the team at ACID are proud to support our friend Steuart Padwick who is drawing attention to this often debilitating and unspoken illness.

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