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Released unlawful means conspiracy claims struck out because of the terms of parties’ settlement agreement (Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij BV and others)

Released unlawful means conspiracy claims struck out because of the terms of parties’ settlement agreement (Maranello Rosso Ltd v Lohomij BV and others)

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IP weekly highlights—16 September 2021

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Patenting AI-devised inventions—a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally

Patenting AI-devised inventions—a look at the approach being taken in the UK and globally

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Failure to apply to extend injunction stay means the injunction ‘bites’ (Cormeton Fire Protection Ltd v Pyrocel Ltd and another)

Failure to apply to extend injunction stay means the injunction ‘bites’ (Cormeton Fire Protection Ltd v Pyrocel Ltd and another)

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Tomlin orders

Tomlin orders

Tomlin ordersThis Practice Note considers Tomlin orders, which are often used in settling litigation. A Tomlin order comprises a consent order and a...

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...

Sub-licensing intellectual property rights

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...

Co-operative and community benefit societies

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Co-operative and community benefit societiesWhat is a co-operative or community benefit society?A co-operative society or community benefit society...

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Rome II—application and interpretation

Rome II—application and interpretationThis Practice Note is for use when determining applicable law in respect of events giving rise to damage, where...
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19th May
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Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]

Brexit—exiting the EU under Article 50 [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note contains...
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Produced in partnership with Adam Cygan of University of Leicester 19th May
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The scope of photographic copyright—the Red Bus case

The Red Bus case or Temple Island Collections v New English Teas was decided in the, as it was then, Patents County Court (PCC) in January 2012 and...
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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
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Performers’ rights and rights in performances

Protection for performersThis Practice Note summarises the rights known as performers’ rights which subsist in the UK under Part II of the Copyright,...
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19th May
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Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered society grant a power of attorney to a third party to execute documents on its behalf?

Can the board of a co-operative and community benefit society (a registered society) delegate powers to any third party, and can the registered...
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19th May
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Remedies for trade mark infringement

This Practice Note outlines the civil remedies available in the UK to the proprietor of a UK trade mark, a comparable trade mark (EU) or a comparable...
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19th May
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Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]

Rome Convention—introduction and interpretation [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.The UK is no longer...
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19th May
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Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case management

Intellectual Property Enterprise Court—practical points on case managementIntroduction to the Intellectual Property Enterprise CourtThe Intellectual...
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Produced in partnership with Angela Fox of Maucher Jenkins 19th May
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Patent assignment and licensing

Patent assignment and licensingThe Patents Act 1977 (PA 1977) treats patents and patent applications as personal property rights. Rights in...
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19th May
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Image rights—protection, exploitation and taxation

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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Produced in partnership with JJ Shaw of Lewis Silkin LLP, Alex Kelham of Lewis Silkin LLP and Rob Meredith CTA of PKF Francis Clark 19th May
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Business and Property Courts

Business and Property CourtsCoronavirus (COVID-19)The guidance detailing normal practice set out in this Practice Note may be affected by measures...
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19th May
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Requirements of the company seal

Requirements of the company sealThis Practice Note provides practical guidance regarding the requirements of the company seal. Where a company has a...
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19th May
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Moral rights

IP COMPLETION DAY: 11pm (GMT) on 31 December 2020 marks the end of the Brexit transition/implementation period entered into following the UK’s...
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19th May
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Parallel imports

ScopeThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are genuine goods that are placed on the...
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Produced in partnership with Taylor Wessing LLP 19th May
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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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Produced in partnership with Boyes Turner LLP 19th May
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Registered and unregistered design right infringement

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Does a settlement agreement, eg under section 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, have to be executed as a deed? When executing documents by a company acting by its officers, do their signatures need to be witnessed?

Does a settlement agreement, eg under section 203 of the Employment Rights Act 1996, have to be executed as a deed? When executing documents by a...
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17th Sep
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Can an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA) execute a deed of resignation to resign the donor as a company director?

Can an attorney under a lasting power of attorney (LPA) execute a deed of resignation to resign the donor as a company director?We refer you to Q&A:...
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16th Sep
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Can I rely on ‘Certificates of Force Majeure’ issued by the Chinese government confirming that coronavirus (COVID-19) is force majeure as a force majeure event under English law?

Can I rely on ‘Certificates of Force Majeure’ issued by the Chinese government confirming that coronavirus (COVID-19) is force majeure as a force...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Colbey of Lamb Chambers 15th Sep
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Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Can my force majeure clause protect me against the economic impact of coronavirus (COVID-19)?Is there a force majeure event?In English law, the...
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15th Sep
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How do I activate a force majeure provision?

How do I activate a force majeure provision?There is no judicially accepted definition of the term ‘force majeure’, so what the parties mean by it...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Nicholas of Browne Jacobson 15th Sep
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Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and then signed, is it a valid execution of that document?

Where a document forms a schedule to an agreement, if the document in the schedule is signed rather than being printed as a separate agreement and...
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13th Sep
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Can a senior employee (for example a Practice Manager) bind a partnership by signing a supply contract? Could they (by implied authority/agency) bind each and every partner jointly and severally to the contract?

Can a senior employee (for example a Practice Manager) bind a partnership by signing a supply contract? Could they (by implied authority/agency) bind...
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13th Sep
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What are the requirements for incorporating the terms of an agreement which is being varied into a deed of variation?

What are the requirements for incorporating the terms of an agreement which is being varied into a deed of variation?There are various methods by...
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13th Sep
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Is it possible to draft a jurisdiction clause which is neither exclusive or non-exclusive but offers a middle ground?

Is it possible to draft a jurisdiction clause which is neither exclusive or non-exclusive but offers a middle ground?This Q&A relates to drafting...
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13th Sep
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Is a dispute resolution clause still binding between the parties when a contract terminates?

Is a dispute resolution clause still binding between the parties when a contract terminates?This Q&A focuses on whether a dispute resolution clause is...
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13th Sep
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Will a correctly executed deed be a binding contract if all pages of the document carry the word ‘draft’ as a watermark?

Will a correctly executed deed be a binding contract if all pages of the document carry the word ‘draft’ as a watermark?A deed has four key...
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13th Sep
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As an alternative to executing a deed of variation, is it possible for all original parties to execute a new deed (with all the amendments included) and have a provision which states that the new deed will supersede the original deed?

As an alternative to executing a deed of variation, is it possible for all original parties to execute a new deed (with all the amendments included)...
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13th Sep
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In the context of contracting authority, can a third party enforce a contract against the members of a charitable unincorporated association, or the trustees of a charitable trust, where the contract was entered into by a trustee/committee of management/other agents beyond the scope of their actual authority (ie the express or implied authority conferred in the charity’s governing document) if the members or trustees have held out the person(s) as being authorised to do so (ie apparent authority)? Can the members or trustees subsequently ratify the particular transaction?

In the context of contracting authority, can a third party enforce a contract against the members of a charitable unincorporated association, or the...
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13th Sep
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I have received a force majeure notice from my supplier, what do I do?

I have received a force majeure notice from my supplier, what do I do?The first thing to do is to unearth the relevant contract. The notice will have...
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Produced in partnership with XXIV Old Buildings 13th Sep
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Does the lack of signature on a contract or deed negate the contract? Is there a distinction between contracts and deeds in this respect? Where a charge that is not signed is registered against a company is that charge valid?

Does the lack of signature on a contract or deed negate the contract? Is there a distinction between contracts and deeds in this respect? Where a...
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13th Sep
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Is a contract enforceable if it has been signed but not dated?

Is a contract enforceable if it has been signed but not dated?It is difficult to envisage any circumstances where a contract would be void or...
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Produced in partnership with Richard Colbey of Lamb Chambers 13th Sep
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Can a party to a deed take the benefit of it without executing it?

Can a party to a deed take the benefit of it without executing it?For details on formalities for the formation of deeds, see Practice Note: Executing...
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13th Sep
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What is the effect of a corporate signature, particularly by a solicitor’s firm, eg where a letter is signed as ‘Firm A’ as opposed to being signed personally by a partner of that firm?

What is the effect of a corporate signature, particularly by a solicitor’s firm, eg where a letter is signed as ‘Firm A’ as opposed to being signed...
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13th Sep
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Is a contract between a company and a third party which is entered into in breach of the company’s articles of association enforceable?

Is a contract between a company and a third party which is entered into in breach of the company’s articles of association enforceable?This Q&A deals...
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Produced in partnership with Lynne Counsell of 9 Stone Buildings 13th Sep
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Is a force majeure clause enforceable in a business-to-consumer contract because of coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Is a force majeure clause enforceable in a business-to-consumer contract because of coronavirus (COVID-19)?Traders seeking to rely on force majeure...
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13th Sep
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