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...
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...
This Practice Note describes and explains the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) process and covers:•Application of the UDRP•Purpose...
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...
IP laws are almost always national in nature. However, there are many conventions and treaties under which nations agree to provide minimum levels of...
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...
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...
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,...
Background to semiconductorsA semiconductor is essentially any material which has electrical conductivity and can thus either conduct, or conversely,...
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...
Introduction to the Intellectual Property Enterprise CourtThe Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) is a specialist list of the Intellectual...
This Practice Note explains how long a patent lasts, how it must be maintained by renewal in order to last that long and how to restore a patent that...
This Practice Note provides an introduction to supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and paediatric extensions (PEs) and explains the rationale...
There are several different ways to amend a patent, at various stages of its life, and depending on whether the application for the patent originated...
ObviousnessGeneral principles on obviousnessIn order to obtain and keep a patent, it is not enough that the invention is new because no-one else had...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained.Why has this Practice Note been archived?In 2020, the political and legal...
ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is no longer maintained.Why has this Practice Note been archived?In 2020, the political and legal...
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