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Tomlin orders

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

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

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

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...

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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Produced in partnership with Emily Taylor of Oxford Information Labs 9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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Produced in partnership with Jessica Stretch 9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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,...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Precedents

Execution clause—company—deed

Option 1—deed executed by a company under its common seal (model articles, where the authorised signatory is an...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Precedents

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...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

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,...

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9th Nov

Practice notes

IP rights and semiconductors

Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...

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Produced in partnership with Greg Burke of RPC, Paul Joseph of RPC and Sophie Tuson of RPC 9th Nov

Practice notes

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...

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9th Nov

Precedents

Month definition

Month means a calendar month; Close This is a suggested definition for the term 'month', which...

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9th Nov

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Practice notes

Trade secrets and confidential information—protection and enforcement

Introduction to the laws protecting confidential information and trade secrets in the UKHistorically, the UK had no statutory regime to address the...

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Produced in partnership with William Smith of Bird & Bird LLP 23rd Nov

Practice notes

Valuing IP

IntroductionValuation is required at many points in the lifecycle of an intellectual property (IP) asset, and for many different purposes,...

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Produced in partnership with Anne Fairpo of Temple Tax Chambers 23rd Nov

Practice notes

Tax implications of offshoring IP

Where a business decides to hold its IP outside the UK, there are a number of tax issues that need to be considered. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the UK...

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Produced in partnership with Anne Fairpo of Temple Tax Chambers 23rd Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-discloser

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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Produced in partnership with Gateley Plc 18th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—mutual

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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18th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality agreement—one-way—pro-recipient

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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18th Nov

Practice notes

The prohibition on restrictive agreements

A key proposition underpinning EU competition law is that competing companies should act independently on markets. In principle, rivalry and...

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16th Nov

Practice notes

Applying block exemptions to IP agreements

Intellectual property (IP) agreements relating to, for example, licensing of technology and for the joint development of new technology, may have a...

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Produced in partnership with Bristows LLP 14th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—one-way—pro-discloser

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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6th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—mutual

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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6th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—know-how

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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6th Nov

Precedents

Confidentiality letter—one-way—pro-recipient

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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6th Nov

Precedents

Parent company guarantee

This Deed (Guarantee) is made on [date]Parties1[insert name of supplier parent company] a company incorporated in [England and Wales] whose registered...

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27th Oct

Precedents

Consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-client

forthcoming change: From 6 April 2021, the off-payroll IR35 regime, which has applied since 2017 to public sector entities, is extended to private...

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21st Oct

Precedents

Consultancy agreement—company and individual—pro-client

This Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[Name of Company], a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [insert company...

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21st Oct

Precedents

Consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-consultancy

forthcoming change: From 6 April 2021, the off-payroll IR35 regime, which has applied since 2017 to public sector entities, is extended to private...

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21st Oct

Precedents

Consultancy agreement—individual and company—pro-consultant

This Agreement is made on [insert date]Parties1[Name of Company], a company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number [insert company...

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21st Oct

Precedents

Side letter to consultancy agreement—company and company—pro-client

forthcoming change: From 6 April 2021, the off-payroll IR35 regime, which has applied since 2017 to public sector entities, is extended to private...

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21st Oct

Precedents

Novation agreement—long form

DRAFTING FOR BREXIT: For the latest information on the impact of Brexit on the drafting, negotiation and enforceability of this Precedent, see...

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Produced in partnership with Jon Chapman of Clarkslegal 20th Oct

Q&As

What are IP rights?

Basic conceptMost people are familiar enough with the idea that owning tangible property, such as a car or some land, carries with it some rights,...

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16th Oct

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Proprietary estoppel

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Insurance conduct regulation—COBS and ICOBS

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Notice of acting

Case number [insert number][In the principal registryORIn the [insert court location] FAMILY court]Sitting at [insert place]Notice of actingBetween[insert petitioner name]Petitionerand[insert respondent name]RespondentTake notice that we [insert name of firm] have been appointed to act as the