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5 August 2022FeaturesPatentsDavid Fyfield

IP disclosure: an object lesson in costly errors

In a dispute between UK start-up Cabo Concepts and toy business MGA Entertainment, significant errors in the conduct of the disclosure process by MGA have resulted in a two-year delay to trial and a substantial award of wasted costs.

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