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The Patent Box. What's in it for you?
The Patent Box regime was introduced by the UK Government in the 2012 Budget and comes into effect this April.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 5 Mar 2013
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DNA, but what about the DPA?
After my tenuous and convoluted attempt in last week's blog to include a reference to horse-burgers, I do actually have a serious point to make about the fact that the offending burgers contained ingredients that shouldn't have been there.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 23 Jan 2013
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Let's jump aboard the 2013 train and ride it all the way to Successville
In spite of the general love of Christmas in the household, however, I always find that by 6th January I'm more than ready for the tree and other decorations to come down and for life to return to normal (or what almost passes for normal).
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 9 Jan 2013
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Lord McAlpine - the tweet to end all tweets in 2013?
If you'd said to me even three months ago that I'd be writing a blog vehemently defending the threat from a Tory party grandee to raise multiple legal actions for defamation I'd have said you had a screw loose; but here I am, doing just that.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 18 Dec 2012
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McDonald's or Burger King?
Trade marks are fascinating (or at least I think so, but I don't get out much).
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 7 Dec 2012
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Being The Stig for a day
If it’s cool enough for Dustin Hoffman, Matt Damon, Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks to own, it’s certainly cool enough for me.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 13 Sep 2012
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Mars Bar 1 – 1 Carron Fish Bar
On 20th August we published an article about the likelihood of the ‘Stonehaven Deep Fried Mars Bar’ being awarded ‘Protected Geographical Indication’ (PGI).
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 7 Sep 2012
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One giant leap (but look after your know-how)
So what’s the tenuous link between the fabulously exciting Apollo programme and my hum-drum existence as a commercial lawyer?
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 28 Aug 2012
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Paddy Power 1 – 0 LOCOG
When Paddy Power commissioned their now-famous poster advert, they must have gambled that LOCOG would back down first in the almost inevitable furore that would be caused by the poster.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 27 Jul 2012
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Wake up and smell the coffee…on the screen in front of you.
Within the next 6 months you can expect to be tempted by the aroma of freshly-brewed coffee on Nescafe ads, freshly-baked croissants on French Tourist Bureau ads, and blood, sweat and tears on your 2012 London Olympics coverage.
By: Austin Flynn
Published: 1 Apr 2012
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