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IP weekly highlights—17 October 2024

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Published on: 17 October 2024

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Table of contents

Copyright & associated rights
Is subscribing to SaaS a ‘sale of goods’? (Kompaktwerk v LivePerson)
Trade marks/passing off
Reassuring result for VETSURE—trade mark infringement established in appeal (TVIS v Howserv)
Designs
Council of the EU adopts new designs protection legislation package
Confidential information
Protecting confidentiality in business—how (not?) to approach late-stage interim applications (Illiquidx Ltd v Altana Wealth Ltd)
General IP
TikTok Shop added to IPO’s guidance on protecting IPRs on e-commerce sites

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Article summary

This week's edition of IP weekly highlights includes: a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from the world of IP. These highlights focus on the key rights of copyright and associated rights, database rights, trade marks and passing off, designs, and patents as well as covering issues relating to confidential information, know-how R&D and IP disputes all mainly from a UK and European perspective.

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