For those navigating the global IP landscape, understanding international regulations is key. This topic offers guidance on cross-border IP issues, helping practitioners manage international portfolios with confidence.
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published Designs Practice Note (DPN) 01/26 revising its guidance on graphic symbols, icons and graphical...
IP analysis: A long-term coexistence agreement between Clarks and Trek Bicycle has been the centre of a trade mark dispute. The court ultimately held...
EU Law analysis: In this article Cen Zhang of Bird & Bird examines the Court of Justice's first oral hearing on generative AI and copyright, held on...
MLex: Later in April, the UK’s highest court will consider whether English judges can decide whether the licensing rates offered by patent pools are...
Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...
Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...
Copyright—authorship and ownershipThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it....
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of...
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Can shares in a limited company that have not been paid-up at all be cancelled?A limited company having a share capital may not alter that share capital, except in the ways listed in section 617 of the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006). Shares in a company cannot simply be cancelled without following an
Glossary—Latin legal termsDespite attempts in recent years to simplify the language used in legal cases, there are still a number of Latin phrases commonly used in personal injury claims. The following Latin phrases are listed in alphabetical order:Latin
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