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...
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...
This Practice Note describes and explains the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process and covers:•Application of the UDRP•Purpose...
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...
IP laws are almost always national in nature. However, there are many conventions and treaties under which nations agree to provide minimum levels of...
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...
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...
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,...
Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...
What IP rights are there?Most businesses will be familiar with the main IP rights of trade marks, patents, design rights and copyright. However, many...
For the purpose of answering this Q&A, we have assumed:•the question refers to a database (or part of a database) that may include personal data for...
Protection of investmentA database right in a database is infringed if an alleged infringer extracts or re-utilises all or a substantial part of its...
How may a customer list or a database be transferred?There are no general property rights in data. There is an exception, however, where the data is...
1. Following Brexit, will the UK need specific legislation for UK national database rights if the EU right no longer applies?Rights in databases exist...
Current position:Copyright law in the UK has been harmonised substantially through various EU directives, but is less harmonised than other areas of...
See News Analysis: LinkedIn’s efforts to stop the bots and in particular:What steps can a website take technically and legally, in the UK, to prevent...
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