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Court of Appeal orders publication of High Court judgments relating to an arbitration (Manchester City Football Club v The Football Association Premier League)

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No Renaissance for fintech share trading computer patent application

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Sky kicks off again—and meets with success at the Court of Appeal (Sky v SkyKick)

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Roche Diabetes Care succeeds in UK Medtech patent dispute against Insulet (Insulet v Roche Diabetes Care)

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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

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

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

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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...

19th May

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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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...

Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May

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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,...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 19th May

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Patent assignment and licensing

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

19th May

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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 May

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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...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May

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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...

19th May

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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...

Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 31st Jul

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IP rights and semiconductors

IP rights and semiconductorsBackground to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus...

Produced in partnership with David Cran of RPC and Sophie Tuson of RPC 31st Jul

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Website blocking orders

Website blocking ordersBackgroundThe ability to block websites is within the power of the internet service providers (ISPs) who provide the service of...

Produced in partnership with Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton 31st Jul

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What are the issues to take into account when considering the geographical scope of design rights?

What are the issues to take into account when considering the geographical scope of design rights?This Q&A covers issues for an individual or company...

31st Jul

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How do I stop counterfeit goods?

How do I stop counterfeit goods?What are counterfeit goods and what should I do about them?"Counterfeit goods (or 'fakes') generally bear a brand name...

31st Jul

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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...

31st Jul

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In what circumstances is a design 'made available to the public' under the Community Design Regulation?

In what circumstances is a design 'made available to the public' under the Community Design Regulation?When is a design made available to the...

31st Jul

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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...

31st Jul

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Copyright in designs

Copyright in designsThis Practice Note examines the complex relationship between copyright and designs. For more information about designs law and...

31st Jul

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Does the Copyright, Design and Patents Act 1988 apply in Jersey?As a general rule, UK primary legislation does not, of itself, ordinarily apply to...

31st Jul

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IP issues in 3D printing

IP issues in 3D printingWhat is 3D printing?Conventionally objects have been made by casting in a mould or by machining material from a block of...

Produced in partnership with David Knight of Fieldfisher and Heidi Hurdle of Fieldfisher 31st Jul

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If a product was designed by party A and then made available to and sold for four years by party B, can party A prevent party B from producing and selling the product under their own name?

If a product was designed by party A and then made available to and sold for four years by party B, can party A prevent party B from producing and...

31st Jul

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What intellectual property issues would arise if a commercial tenant removes the logo from design drawings provided by one fit-out contractor and provides it to another contractor without their knowledge or consent, to obtain a competing quotation?

What intellectual property issues would arise if a commercial tenant removes the logo from design drawings provided by one fit-out contractor and...

31st Jul

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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 High 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...

Produced in partnership with Daniel Byrne of AA Thornton 31st Jul

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What are the requirements for establishing secondary infringement of UK unregistered design right and what practical steps can practitioners take when seeking to prove that an act of secondary infringement has taken place?

What are the requirements for establishing secondary infringement of UK unregistered design right and what practical steps can practitioners take when...

Produced in partnership with Chris Thomas and Robert Cumming of Appleyard Lees 31st Jul

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What fees are payable in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in relation to key stages of proceedings?

What fees are payable in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court in relation to key stages of proceedings?Every case in the Intellectual Property...

Produced in partnership with Robert Cumming of Appleyard Lee 31st Jul

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Would handling (infringing) goods (eg storing, packing and dispatching them) on behalf of the manufacturer in itself constitute infringement of any intellectual property rights protecting the goods where title in the goods remains with the manufacturer?

Would handling (infringing) goods (eg storing, packing and dispatching them) on behalf of the manufacturer in itself constitute infringement of any...

31st Jul

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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...

Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 31st Jul

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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?

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...

31st Jul

Brexit

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Unjustified threats of intellectual property right infringement

Unjustified threats of intellectual property right infringementThis Practice Note summarises the application and purpose of the law of unjustified...

Produced in partnership with Ailsa Carter and John Coldham of Gowling WLG 31st Jul

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No Renaissance for fintech share trading computer patent application

Sky kicks off again—and meets with success at the Court of Appeal (Sky v SkyKick)

Roche Diabetes Care succeeds in UK Medtech patent dispute against Insulet (Insulet v Roche Diabetes Care)

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