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TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

TCC grants AA 1996, s 9 stay applying the presumption in favour of ‘one stop adjudication’ in multi-contract scenario (Surrey County Council v Suez Recycling and Recovery Surrey)

IP weekly highlights—22 July 2021

IP weekly highlights—22 July 2021

The following IP news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on IP weekly highlights—22 July 2021

AG’s opinion—Article 17 of DSM Copyright Directive compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Poland v Parliament and Council)

AG’s opinion—Article 17 of DSM Copyright Directive compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Poland v Parliament and Council)

The following Commercial news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on AG’s opinion—Article 17 of DSM Copyright Directive compatible with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (Poland v Parliament and Council)

Court’s pragmatic approach to unregistered design right claim and pleading amendment (Original Beauty Technology Company v G4K Fashion Ltd)

Court’s pragmatic approach to unregistered design right claim and pleading amendment (Original Beauty Technology Company v G4K Fashion Ltd)

The following IP news provides comprehensive and up to date legal information on Court’s pragmatic approach to unregistered design right claim and pleading amendment (Original Beauty Technology Company v G4K Fashion Ltd)

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Tomlin orders

Tomlin orders

Tomlin ordersThis Practice Note considers Tomlin orders, which are often used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order comprises a consent order and a...

Introduction to passing off

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...

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

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...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societies

Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

Practice notes

Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
Practice notes

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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Practice notes

The scope of photographic copyright—the Red Bus case

The Red Bus case or Temple Island Collections v New English Teas was decided in the, as it was then, Patents County Court (PCC) in January 2012 and...
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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Performers’ rights and rights in performances

Protection for performersThis Practice Note summarises the rights known as performers’ rights which subsist in the UK under Part II of the Copyright,...
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19th May
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Q&As

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
Practice notes

Remedies for trade mark infringement

This Practice Note outlines the civil remedies available in the UK to the proprietor of a UK trade mark, a comparable trade mark (EU) or a comparable...
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19th May
Practice notes

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
Practice notes

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case management

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case managementIntroduction to the Intellectual Property Enterprise CourtThe Intellectual...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 19th May
Practice notes

Patent assignment and licensing

Patent assignment and licensingThe Patents Act 1977 (PA 1977) treats patents and patent applications as personal property rights. Rights in...
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19th 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...
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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 May
Practice notes

Business and Property Courts

Business and Property CourtsCoronavirus (COVID-19)The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures...
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19th May
Practice notes

Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
Practice notes

Moral rights

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th May
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Practice notes

Parallel imports

ScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that are placed on the...
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Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May
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...
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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
Practice notes

Registered and unregistered design right 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...
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19th May
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Q&As

How will UK copyright law look post-Brexit?

How will UK copyright law look post-Brexit?Current position:Copyright law in the UK has been harmonised substantially through various EU directives,...
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Produced in partnership with Guy Tritton of Hogarth Chambers 5th Jun
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Practice notes

Valuing IP

Valuing IPIntroductionValuation is required at many points in the lifecycle of an intellectual property (IP) asset, and for many different purposes,...
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Produced in partnership with Anne Fairpo 5th Jun
Q&As

To what extent is it possible to ‘own’ data and what can you do to protect the rights arising in relation to data that is in your possession or control?

To what extent is it possible to ‘own’ data and what can you do to protect the rights arising in relation to data that is in your possession or...
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5th Jun
Q&As

How may a customer list or a database be transferred? How can copyright in design works be transferred?

How may a customer list or a database be transferred? How can copyright in design works be transferred?How may a customer list or a database be...
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5th Jun
Q&As

What issues should be covered in a response to a cease and desist letter relating to infringement of IP rights?

What issues should be covered in a response to a cease and desist letter relating to infringement of IP rights?You may find the following Practice...
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5th Jun
Q&As

Quantum, in an intellectual property claim, is often difficult to predict at the time a claim is being issued. What are the practical options for those seeking to issue a claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court?

Quantum, in an intellectual property claim, is often difficult to predict at the time a claim is being issued. What are the practical options for...
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Produced in partnership with Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton 5th Jun
Q&As

What are the key practical issues for a business to consider when exploiting its intellectual property rights?

What are the key practical issues for a business to consider when exploiting its intellectual property rights?What IP rights are there?Most businesses...
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Produced in partnership with Robert Cumming of Appleyard Lee 5th Jun
Practice notes

IP—new starter databases guide

IP—new starter databases guideIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—costs capping in practice

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—costs capping in practiceBackgroundThe Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) is a specialist list of...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 5th Jun
Q&As

What are IP rights?

What are IP rights?Basic conceptMost people are familiar enough with the idea that owning tangible property, such as a car or some land, carries with...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Database right—permitted acts and remedies

Database right—permitted acts and remediesIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...
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5th Jun
Q&As

How do I start infringement proceedings?

How do I start infringement proceedings?If starting infringement proceedings is not your day job, the following points may help reduce exposure to...
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5th Jun
Practice notes

Selling or licensing a database

Selling or licensing a databaseThis is the effect of regulation 23 of the Copyright and Rights in Databases Regulations 1997 (CRD 1997). CRD 1997 were...
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Produced in partnership with Henry Edwards of 8 New Square 5th Jun
Practice notes

Joint ownership of intellectual property rights

Joint ownership of intellectual property rightsWhen parties collaborate on creative projects or research and development, complex questions arise...
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Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 5th Jun
Practice notes

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

Sub-licensing intellectual property rightsAn intellectual property (IP) owner may choose to license its IP to a third party. This can be an effective...
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Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 5th Jun
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Practice notes

Copyright in databases and database right

Copyright in databases and database rightDatabases, especially electronic databases, have for some time now made up an important sector of the...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Reply (database right infringement)

Reply (database right infringement)IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Wright of 4 Pump Court 5th Jun
Precedents

Database assignment—including provisions for personal data—pro-assignor

Database assignment—including provisions for personal data—pro-assignorIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Rights in databases—training materials

Rights in databases—training materialsIP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period...
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5th Jun
Precedents

Final order (database right infringement)

Final order (database right infringement)IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation...
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Produced in partnership with Laura Wright of 4 Pump Court 5th Jun

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Contract variation

Contract variation

Contract variationThis Practice Note summarises the law, guidance and practice relating to the variation of contracts and deeds. It explains how a contract or deed can be varied in writing, orally or by conduct, and also considers unilateral variation, waiver and sustained minor breach. It sets out

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?

The Financial Assistance Scheme—what are the available benefits?THIS PRACTICE NOTE APPLIES TO SCHEMES ENTERING THE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE SCHEME FROM 1 JANUARY 2012.Where a scheme, its employer(s) and individual members have satisfied the criteria for eligibility into the Financial Assistance Scheme

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sector

PRA Rulebook—introduction for the insurance and reinsurance sectorOn 29 August 2015, the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) published the PRA Rulebook (Rulebook). The transition from the Handbook to the Rulebook was intended to benefit PRA-authorised firms, to access clearer and more concise

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretation

Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretationThis Practice Note considers the nature and scope of arbitration agreements with a particular focus on arbitration agreements pursuant to the law of England and Wales, although it also discusses the concept from an international