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CHAMPANILLO infringes the protected designation of origin CHAMPAGNE (Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne v GB)

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Specifically ignoring efficiencies in AI—patenting core AI and other mathematical methods based on technical implementation

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IP weekly highlights—13 May 2021

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Contracts—‘Reasonable detail’ in notice clause determined by business purpose (Dodika Ltd and others v United Luck Group Holdings Ltd)

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Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...

Registered and unregistered design right infringement

This Practice Note covers the legislative framework, as well as case law, relating to infringement of registered and unregistered designs. For...

IP rights and semiconductors

Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...

Elements of passing off—goodwill

Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of registration or are difficult to register as trade marks (eg colours,...

Precedents

Third party intellectual property rights indemnity clause—pro-supplier

1 Intellectual property rights indemnity 1.1 The Supplier shall defend the Customer against any third party claim that...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Copyright—authorship and ownership

The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it. The author as creator is not always...

9th Nov

Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...

9th Nov

In-house

Practice notes

Sale of counterfeit goods online

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Indirect infringement of patents

Introduction to infringementA patent owner has to prove two elements before it can secure an infringement finding (and then an injunction, damages,...

9th Nov

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Intellectual property international treaties and conventions

IP laws are almost always national in nature. However, there are many conventions and treaties under which nations agree to provide minimum levels of...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Patent infringement—remedies

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

9th Nov

Practice notes

No deal Brexit—jurisdiction (UK and the Lugano Convention)

This Practice Note has been produced in partnership with Guy Pendell, Liz Williams and Kushal Gandhi of CMS.STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under...

9th Nov

Brexit

Practice notes

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

An intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective route to generating revenue while...

Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 12th Jan

In-house

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Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process

This Practice Note describes and explains the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process and covers:•Application of the UDRP•Purpose...

Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 12th Jan

Practice notes

Transferring patent rights

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Patent infringement

In order to establish that an unauthorised use or dealing in a product or process amounts to infringement of a patent it is necessary to prove that:•a...

9th Nov

Practice notes

Types of dispute resolution

This practice note provides an overview of the main types of dispute resolution that are an alternative to litigation. As well as covering the main...

Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 12th Jan

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Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

A director who is in any way, directly or indirectly, interested in:•a proposed transaction or arrangement with the company of which they are a...

9th Nov

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Introduction to passing off

Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or...

9th Nov

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Tomlin orders

Brexit: The UK's departure from the EU on exit day ie Friday 31 January 2020 has implications for practitioners dealing with provisions in the CPR...

9th Nov

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Deepfakes

DeepfakesThis Practice Note considers the following legal issues, technical information and applications of deepfakes:•What is a deepfake?•How...

Produced in partnership with Kelsey Farish of DAC Beachcroft 14th May

Q&As

Is it a breach of confidentiality and/or a personal data breach (under the UK GDPR) if documents that have been disclosed to the other side (ie bank statements) during the disclosure process are then shown to a third party by the other side?

Is it a breach of confidentiality and/or a personal data breach (under the UK GDPR) if documents that have been disclosed to the other side (ie bank...

12th May

Q&As

Is there a fiduciary relationship between a buyer and seller of goods?

Fiduciary relationshipsCertain specific relationships automatically give rise to a fiduciary duty—these include trustee and beneficiary (see Practice...

10th May

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—private M&A (asset purchase)—corporate seller

Strictly private and confidentialTo: [insert buyer name][insert buyer address]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert buyer contact name],Proposed acquisition...

6th May

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Confidentiality letter—private M&A—share purchase—corporate seller

Strictly private and confidentialTo: [insert buyer name][insert buyer address]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert buyer contact name],Proposed acquisition...

6th May

Practice notes

Image rights—protection, exploitation and taxation

As of exit day (31 January 2020) the UK is no longer an EU Member State. However, in accordance with the Withdrawal Agreement, the UK has entered an...

Produced in partnership with JJ Shaw of Lewis Silkin LLP, Alex Kelham of Lewis Silkin LLP and Rob Meredith CTA of PKF Francis Clark 6th May

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—one-way—pro-recipient

[insert address of sender]Our ref: [insert reference]Your ref: [insert reference][insert address of discloser]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert...

4th May

Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-recipient

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party] [of [insert address] OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...

4th May

In-house

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Confidentiality letter—one-way—pro-discloser

[insert address of sender]Our ref: [insert reference]Your ref: [insert reference][insert address of recipient]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert...

4th May

In-house

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Confidentiality letter—mutual

[insert address of sender]Our ref: [insert reference]Your ref: [insert reference][Insert address of recipient]Date: [insert date]Dear [insert...

4th May

In-house

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Confidentiality agreement—mutual

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of party] [of [insert details ] OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...

4th May

In-house

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Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-discloser

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Insert name of party][ of [insert details] OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number...

Produced in partnership with Gateley 4th May

In-house

Practice notes

Confidential information and trade secrets in employment

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...

Produced in partnership with Ruaraidh Fitzpatrick of Cloisters 15th Apr

Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—corporate joint venture

This Agreement is made on [insert day and month] 20[insert year]Parties1[insert name of first shareholder] incorporated in England and Wales under...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Practical steps to protect or obtain access to confidential information

This Practice Note supplements Practice Note: Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement, which identifies when legal...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Managing a breach of confidentiality or information security

Many companies and government bodies (such as HMRC) have been exposed to loss of confidential information and many other breaches of confidentiality...

9th Apr

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Confidential information, privacy and injunctions

While there are other remedies available to claimants in breach of confidence cases, an injunction preventing publication of the relevant information...

9th Apr

Practice notes

Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement

This Practice Note sets out the protection available for trade secrets and confidential information in a commercial context, in particular in cases...

Produced in partnership with William Smith of Bird & Bird LLP 9th Apr

In-house

Precedents