Unlocking the intricacies of copyright law requires a thorough understanding of its principles and applications. This topic delves into essential guidance for protecting creative works, exploring the nuances of authorship, licensing, and enforcement. Legal practitioners will find invaluable resources to navigate disputes, strategise effectively in safeguarding intellectual property, and comply with evolving legislative frameworks. Equip yourself with the necessary tools to advise clients and ensure their creative rights are upheld in the digital age.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has announced that the 2026 edition of its Guidelines for Examination of European Union trade...
This week's edition of IP weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from the world of IP. These...
The Civil Justice Council (CJC) working group has published an update on its consultation on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for the...
Law360: A group of local news publishers has sued OpenAI and Microsoft claiming their copyright-protected news content was improperly scraped from the...
Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...
Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...
Copyright—authorship and ownershipThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it....
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of...
Copyright—secondary infringementWhereas primary infringement requires in most instances the act of reproduction, secondary infringement is about dealing commercially in infringing copyright works.Acts of secondary infringementSecondary infringing acts are those of importing, possessing, selling or
What is the difference between an appeal and a review?What is an appeal?An appeal in insolvency proceedings is no different to an appeal in normal litigation. An appeal will be allowed only if the appeal court is satisfied that the decision of the lower court was 'wrong' or 'unjust because of a
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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