A growing proportion of retail sales are taking place online. Many consumers purchase goods via online marketplaces, such as Amazon, eBay and Alibaba. National boundaries...
What are the Business and Property Courts? The Business and Property Courts (B&PCs) came into operation on 2 October 2017 as a single umbrella for certain specialist...
Businesses seeking to prevent competitors gaining an unfair advantage through the use of misleading advertisements or copycat products have to rely on a combination of...
This Practice Note provides an overview of the civil and criminal remedies which can potentially be deployed against those who infringe UK intellectual property (IP)...
A common IP dispute is where one party—in this note usually the claimant—alleges infringement of its patent and the defendant challenges the patent’s validity. Such...
Unlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing 'copycat' products or using misleading...
Databases, especially electronic databases, have for some time now made up an important sector of the economy. They are a vital tool in the development of an information...
This Practice Note introduces concepts relating to jurisdiction only (not applicable law) and provides some information on the jurisdictional issues that relate to the...
The purpose of this practice note is to provide an introduction to cybersquatting. It covers: • What is cybersquatting? • What cybersquatting is not • Preventing...
Managing a design dispute This Practice Note sets out the practical and strategic considerations to be taken into account by practitioners and their clients when bringing...
What is a trade mark licence? A ‘trade mark licence’ is a permission by the trade mark proprietor to do something which would otherwise be trade mark infringement. A...
This Practice Note provides information on the technical requirements when drafting witness statements. This includes how to format the witness statement, the required...
BREXIT: The UK is leaving the EU on Exit Day (as defined in the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018). Whilst the information contained in this Practice Note is not...
Intellectual Property rights are only valuable if they make money for the business. Even if they are used in the business, a proper exploitation programme may bring...
Click here to download the latest Copyright 2019 report 2019, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
Click here to download the latest Life sciences 2019 report, published by Getting the Deal Through. Jurisdictions covered The following jurisdictions are covered in this...
