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Competition law in copyright exploitation

Competition law in copyright exploitationAs of 31 January 2020, the UK ceased to be an EU Member State. In accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement,...
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Produced in partnership with Pat Treacy of Bristows and Francion Brooks of Bristows 14th Jun
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ISP and intermediary liability

ISP and intermediary liabilityThe EU E-Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC), which deals with certain legal aspects of information society...
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14th Jun
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Collective marks and certification marks in the UK and EU

Collective marks and certification marks in the UK and EUBrexitThe most significant impact of Brexit on trade marks is that the UK will no longer be...
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Produced in partnership with Kilburn & Strode 11th Jun
Practice notes

Parallel imports

Parallel importsScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that...
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Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 8th Jun
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Trade mark infringement

Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...
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5th Jun
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Character merchandising—IP and competition law issues

Character merchandising—IP and competition law issuesCharacter merchandising is the practice of licensing the name or likeness of a (usually...
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Produced in partnership with Pat Treacy of Bristows and Aimee Brookes of Bristows 5th Jun
Practice notes

Trademarks—European Union—Q&A guide

Trademarks—European Union—Q&A guideThis Practice Note contains a jurisdiction-specific Q&A guide to trademarks in European Union published as part of...
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5th Jun
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Trade mark rights before and after Brexit—comparison table

Trade mark rights before and after Brexit—comparison tableTrade mark rights before and after BrexitThe purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise,...
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5th Jun
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Defences and exceptions to trade mark infringement

Defences and exceptions to trade mark infringementThis Practice Note refers to both UK trade mark registrations and EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations...
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5th Jun
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Practice notes

Supplementary protection certificates and paediatric extensions

Supplementary protection certificates and paediatric extensionsThis Practice Note provides an introduction to supplementary protection certificates...
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Produced in partnership with Nicole Jadeja of Pinsent Masons and Christopher Leung of Fieldfisher 5th Jun
Practice notes

Protection of geographical indications

Protection of geographical indicationsThis Practice Note sets out a summary of the protection that can be obtained for geographical indications (GIs)...
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Produced in partnership with Iona Silverman of Freeths 5th Jun
Practice notes

Unified Patent Court—procedure [Archived]

Unified Patent Court—procedure [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained.Why has this Practice Note been...
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Produced in partnership with Bristows 5th Jun
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Remedies for infringement of registered or unregistered design right

Remedies for infringement of registered or unregistered design rightDesign protection in the UKDesigns are capable of being protected in a number of...
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5th Jun
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Registered and unregistered design right infringement

Registered and unregistered design right infringementIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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5th Jun
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IP enforcement and the EU customs regime

IP enforcement and the EU customs regimeThis Practice Note considers Regulation (EU) 608/2013 (the Customs Regulation), which replaced Regulation (EC)...
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Produced in partnership with Baker McKenzie 5th Jun
Practice notes

Community (EU) designs

Community (EU) designsWhat are Community designs?The Community Designs Regulation (Regulation (EC) 6/2002 (consolidated version 01.07.2013)) brought...
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5th Jun
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UK and EU trade mark legislation

UK and EU trade mark legislationThis Practice Note sets out the key sections of legislation which govern UK trade mark registrations and EU trade mark...
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5th Jun
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Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court—historical background and development [Archived]

Unitary patents and the Unified Patent Court—historical background and development [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no...
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Produced in partnership with Bristows 5th Jun
Practice notes

Design rights before and after Brexit—comparison table

Design rights before and after Brexit—comparison tableDesign rights before and after BrexitThe purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise, at a...
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5th Jun
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Practice notes

EU trade marks (EUTMs)

EU trade marks (EUTMs)What is an EU trade mark and why register one?An EU trade mark (EUTM) registration is a single trade mark covering all EU Member...
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5th Jun

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Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory duty

Breach of statutory dutyThis Practice Note considers claims for damages for breach of statutory duty. For guidance on claims for damages for a negligent breach of duty of care outside a statutory duty, see Practice Notes:•Negligence—when does a duty of care arise?•Negligence—when is the duty of care

Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedings

Admissibility of hearsay evidence in criminal proceedingsHow to identify hearsayThe definition of hearsay is contained in the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (CJA 2003). It comprises of four essential elements.There must be:•a statement•made out of court•relied on for the truth of the matter stated,

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition—2018 Revision)

Standard Commercial Property Conditions (Third Edition—2018 Revision)

The third edition of the Standard Commercial Property Conditions was published on 27 April 2017 a

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO SCHEMES ENTERING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FROM 1 JANUARY 2012.Where a scheme, its employer(s) and individual members have satisfied the criteria for eligibility into the Financial Assistance Scheme