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Trade mark law—all change?

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Published on: 09 April 2018
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IP analysis: What’s in and what’s left out? Carrollanne Lindley, a partner in the trademarks team at Kilburn & Strode, considers proposed changes to UK law pursuant to a government consultation on the implementation of the Trade Mark Directive into UK law.

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