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Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...
Copyright infringement—remediesThis Practice Note covers the remedies available for copyright infringement.The remedies available in cases of...
Intellectual property international treaties and conventionsIP laws are almost always national in nature. However, there are many conventions and...
Introduction to revocation of patentsPatents may be revoked, that is, taken off the register of patents, if it is decided that they are invalid in...
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damagePassing 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, get-up and packaging), or rights that had not been registered formally, but have acquired goodwill.
IP & IT analysis: Will the latest judgment change commercial practices when constructing AdWord campaigns? Rebecca Halford-Harrison, IP & Litigation partner at Kemp Little, discusses the difficulty of setting parameters of ‘honest’ practice and the challenges of enforcing trade mark rights
Dealing with lookalike productsSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is under review. In particular, it is being updated in light of the judgment in Thatchers Cider Company Ltd v Aldi Stores Ltd. Once the Practice Note has been updated, its status will return to maintained. In the meantime, for more
Can the use of generative AI lead to trade mark infringement? What steps can brand owners take to mitigate the risks of infringement?Generative artificial intelligence (AI)—in particular those AI tools that create unique images and text—presents powerful and exciting opportunities for creators,
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