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AG’s opinion—users of peer to peer networks and communication to the public (Mircom v Telenet)

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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,...

9th Nov

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IP rights and semiconductors

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

Produced in partnership with Greg Burke of RPC, Paul Joseph of RPC and Sophie Tuson of RPC 12th Jan

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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...

9th Nov

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Month definition

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

9th Nov

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Protecting intellectual property through private prosecutions

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 Kyle Phillips and James Seadon of Fieldfisher LLP 25th Jan

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What does IP completion day mean for intellectual property?

IP law is one of the areas of law that is most extensively harmonised across the EU, with a large amount of the law originating from the EU in the...

22nd Jan

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How can English courts apply or refer to a Court of Justice decision if the judgment is not published in English and therefore there is no Court of Justice approved judgment available in English?

At common law, foreign law is generally a matter of fact that must be proved by an expert witness (and where necessary a translator or interpreter)....

21st Jan

Brexit

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Protecting copyright—training materials

These training materials consist of template PowerPoint slides that can be used as the basis of one or more training seminars on issues arising in...

21st Jan

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Resale of second-hand software

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 Robin Fry of Memery Crystal 19th Jan

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Reply (copyright infringement)

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 Andrew Bowler Sean Ibbetson and Lucie Fortune of Bristows LLP 19th Jan

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Claim form (copyright infringement)—the contents

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 Andrew Bowler Sean Ibbetson and Lucie Fortune of Bristows LLP 19th Jan

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Final order (copyright infringement)

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 Andrew Bowler Sean Ibbetson and Lucie Fortune of Bristows LLP 19th Jan

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Defence (copyright infringement)

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 Andrew Bowler Sean Ibbetson and Lucie Fortune of Bristows LLP 19th Jan

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Particulars of claim (copyright infringement)

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 Bristows LLP 19th Jan

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IP—new starter copyright guide

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

19th Jan

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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 19th Jan

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Copying software and copyright

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

18th Jan

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Sale of counterfeit goods online

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

18th Jan

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Anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy

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 Squire Patton Boggs 18th Jan

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IP issues in 3D printing

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 David Knight of Fieldfisher LLP 18th Jan

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Parallel imports

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 Taylor Wessing LLP 18th Jan

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Civil and criminal remedies for intellectual property infringement

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 Squire Patton Boggs 18th Jan

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ISP and intermediary liability

The EU E-Commerce Directive (Directive 2000/31/EC), which deals with certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic...

15th Jan

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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 Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton and Lindsey Rigg of AA Thornton 14th Jan

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Tomlin orders

Introduction to passing off

Declaration of a director's interests—the statutory provisions

Types of dispute resolution

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