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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 9th Nov

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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 9th Nov

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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 9th Nov

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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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Brexit—IP rights

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...

1st Dec

Brexit

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IP focused guide to the fashion industry

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 DLA Piper 30th Nov

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Assignment of designs—pro-assignee

This Deed is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name of assignor] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert...

Produced in partnership with Anna Reid and Jake Hayes of D Young & Co LLP 29th Nov

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Trade mark licence—luxury goods

This LICENCE is made on [insert date] (Commencement Date) between the following parties:Parties1[insert name], a company incorporated in England and...

29th Nov

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Design licence—pro-licensee

This Licence is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert licensor name] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert company number]...

29th Nov

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Intellectual property notices

29th Nov

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Character merchandising agreement—pro-licensee

This Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[insert name], a company incorporated in England and Wales, whose registered number is [insert company...

29th Nov

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Design licence—pro-licensor

This LICENCE is made on [insert date] Parties1[insert licensor name] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert company...

29th Nov

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Assignment of designs—pro-assignor

This Agreement is dated [insert date]Parties1[insert name of assignor] [of OR a company incorporated in [England and Wales] under number [insert...

Produced in partnership with Anna Reid and Jake Hayes of D Young & Co LLP 29th Nov

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Protecting rights in designs—training materials

These training materials contain template PowerPoint slides and associated notes for use by a trainer when outlining the law on protection of designs....

29th Nov

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Intellectual property internal audit questionnaire

Introduction:This questionnaire relates to the intellectual property (IP) audit being supervised by [contact name] in [identify department]. IP means...

29th Nov

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Character merchandising agreement—pro-licensor

This Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[insert name], a company incorporated in England and Wales, whose registered number is [insert company number]...

29th Nov

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Character merchandising—IP and competition law issues

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 Aimee Brookes of Bristows 29th Nov

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Joint ownership of intellectual property rights

When parties collaborate on creative projects or research and development, complex questions arise about the ownership of any resulting intellectual...

Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 29th Nov

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Copyright in designs

This Practice Note examines the complex relationship between copyright and designs. For more information about designs law and copyright law, see:...

29th Nov

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IP—new starter design rights guide

This new starter guide provides an introduction to design rights. It focuses on highlighting the basic principles that apply and includes numerous...

29th Nov

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Comparison tables for design protection available in the UK

Design rightsThe tables in this Practice Note set out the key differences between the various unregistered and registered design rights available in...

29th Nov

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Design assignment and licensing

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...

29th Nov

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