A registered design can protect the appearance of the whole or part of a product. The scope of registered designs extends not only to three-dimensional shapes, but also...
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...
Character merchandising is the practice of licensing the name or likeness of a (usually fictitious) character for use in the marketing of goods or services. In theory,...
This table sets out the key differences between the various unregistered and registered design rights available in the UK. For more detailed information regarding 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...
Protection of designs Designs are capable of being protected in a number of ways in the UK and, depending on how they are protected, they can be assigned, licensed or...
Design rights before and after Brexit The purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise, at a glance, the various different design rights available in the UK prior to and...
This tracker is intended to be used to track the progress of legislative proposals, relevant judgments and current consultations related to designs. Jump to: Brexit and...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained. It contains closed legislative proposals, published judgments and closed consultations that...
Designs are protected by law both at UK and EU levels. Designs can be protected by registered design rights and/or unregistered design rights. For an...
This new starter guide provides an introduction to intellectual property (IP) law. It is aimed at trainee solicitors and those who are new to IP as a practice area. This...
The purpose of this Practice Note is to examine and explain the intellectual property rights (IPRs) likely to exist in a website and the extent to which these can be...
The luxury goods sector Intellectual property (IP) rights are critical for all businesses to protect the development of new products and to create a brand in the market....
The fashion industry is a globalised billion-dollar fast-moving industry, with clothing and accessories often being designed in one country, manufactured in another...
What is 3D printing? Conventionally objects have been made by casting in a mould or by machining material from a block of steel, wood or the like or some combination of...
This Practice Note compares patents, supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), trade secrets, copyright, database rights, design rights, trade marks and causes of...
Background to semiconductors A semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely, block, the flow of...
This new starter guide provides an introduction to design rights. It focuses on highlighting the basic principles that apply and includes numerous links to other...
When parties collaborate on creative projects or research and development, complex questions arise about the ownership of any resulting intellectual property (IP). Joint...
Design rights protect the shape, configuration or appearance of the whole or part of a product/article. The interaction of UK and Community registered and unregistered...
Designs are protected by law both at UK and EU levels. Designs can be protected by registered design rights and/or unregistered design rights. For an overview of the...
A registered design right can protect the appearance of the whole or part of a product. The scope of registered design rights includes protection for three-dimensional...
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 maintaining ownership of...
Unregistered Community designs (UCDs) (effective throughout the EU), and UK unregistered design rights both arise automatically in respect of qualifying designs without...
Introduction Valuation is required at many points in the lifecycle of an intellectual property (IP) asset, and for many different purposes, including: • sale and purchase...
Intellectual property (IP) must be valued for tax purposes on a number of occasions, including: • on transfer to a non-UK connected party—see Practice Note: Tax issues...