A growing proportion of retail sales are taking place online. Many consumers purchase goods via online marketplaces, such as Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. National boundaries...
Businesses seeking to prevent competitors gaining an unfair advantage through the use of misleading advertisements or copycat products have to rely on a combination of...
Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing 'copycat' products or using misleading...
Databases, especially electronic databases, have for some time now made up an important sector of the economy. They are a vital tool in the development of an information...
The purpose of this practice note is to provide an introduction to cybersquatting. It covers: • What is cybersquatting? • What cybersquatting is not • Preventing...
What is a trade mark licence? A ‘trade mark licence’ is a permission by the trade mark proprietor to do something which would otherwise be trade mark infringement. A...
BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). Whilst the information contained in this Practice Note is not...
Intellectual Property rights are only valuable if they make money for the business. Even if they are used in the business, a proper exploitation programme may bring...
Click here to download the latest Copyright 2019 report 2019, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Click here to download the latest Life sciences 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Click here to download the latest Patents 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Click here to download the latest Trademarks 2018 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Click here to download the latest Trademarks report 2020, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
The starting point: what intellectual property rights does the company own? For further detail on the main types of intellectual property rights which an insolvency...
Intangible fixed assets regime (IFA regime) The IFA regime was introduced in 2002 for the purposes of taxing companies in respect of their intangible fixed assets, which...
This new starter guide provides an introduction to intellectual property (IP) law. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and those who are new to IP as a practice area. This...
