This Practice Note provides guidance on the issues to consider and steps to take when tasked with tackling identified instances of counterfeiting and piracy. Since...
This Practice Note examines the likely impact of Brexit on IP rights. It deals with key issues that may affect the owners of trade marks, design rights, copyright and...
Most information produced by central government bodies and government ministers in the UK enjoys Crown copyright status, and the majority of Crown copyright information,...
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 implementation...
Produced in partnership with Andrew Bowler Sean Ibbetson and Lucie Fortune of Bristows LLP The purpose of the claim form A claim form is the document used to start...
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 implementation...
Typefaces are a key component of a brand identity, using a unique typeface helps a business to distinguish itself from its competitors. Many businesses will select or...
This Practice Note provides guidance on legal issues arising from the commercial use of photographs. Photographs are central to many commercial activities, therefore...
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 implementation...
This Practice Note examines legal and practical issues relating to the copying of software. It sets out software copyright protections under copyright law to combat...
Issues to consider This Practice Note assumes knowledge of, and should be read in conjunction with, the following Practice Notes: • Copyright—subsistence and...
Copyright is a property right and may be transferred by assignment, testamentary disposition or by the requirements of law such as on bankruptcy. Ownership of copyright...
This DEED is made on [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered number] whose registered...
The Digital Economy Act 2017 (DEA 2017) received Royal Assent on 27 April 2017. DEA 2017 implementation is underway with the publication of the Digital Economy Act 2017...
The question of who owns intellectual property in the designs, drawings, specifications etc created in relation to a construction project is very important for all the...
This Practice Note examines the complex relationship between copyright and designs. For more information about designs law and copyright law, see: Design transactions and...
The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) gives the copyright owner exclusive rights in the UK to carry out various acts in relation to the copyright work....
‘Copyright’ is a property right that subsists in various categories of work: • original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works • sound recordings, films,...
This Practice Note covers the remedies available for copyright infringement. The remedies available in cases of copyright infringement are the same as those available for...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] (the Commencement Date) between the following parties (each a party and together the parties): Parties 1 [insert licensor name] a...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] Parties 1 [insert licensor name] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] whose registered number is [insert company number]...
This Agreement is made on [insert date] Parties 1 [insert licensor name] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] whose registered number is [insert company number]...
This AGREEMENT is made on [insert date] Parties 1 [insert name of party] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert registered number]...
Introduction The purpose of the copyright policy is to provide guidance about copyright as a right, to provide guidelines and procedures for obtaining copyright...
Introduction This document contains quick links to the Precedents relevant to copyright. These include the main statements of case to start and then run copyright...
Copyright theft Theft of copyright is criminalised by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988), the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994) and the Video...
