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Introduction to passing off

Introduction to passing off

Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...

Trade mark infringement—UK

Trade mark infringement—UK

Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...

Copyright—authorship and ownership

Copyright—authorship and ownership

Copyright—authorship and ownershipThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it....

Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damage

Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damage

Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of...

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Brexit—cybersecurity [Archived]

Brexit—cybersecurity [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note explores the effect of Brexit...
18th Jun
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Trade mark rights before and after Brexit—comparison table

Trade mark rights before and after Brexit—comparison tableTrade mark rights before and after BrexitThe purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise,...
18th Jun
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Intellectual property and spare parts

Intellectual property and spare partsThis Practice Note is intended to provide a summary as to how spare parts are dealt with for the main IP rights...
Produced in partnership with Ben Mark of RPC, Georgia Davis of RPC and Ashleigh Fehrenbach of RPC 18th Jun
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Remedies in patent proceedings

Remedies in patent proceedingsIntroduction to patent proceedingsIn England and Wales, disputes concerning patents are heard within the civil...
Produced in partnership with Daniel Down, and Ailsa Carter of Gowling WLG 18th Jun
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Parallel imports—UK

Parallel imports—UKThe legal frameworkThis Practice Note explains trade mark law on parallel trade. Parallel imports, or ‘grey market’ goods, are...
18th Jun
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IP—new starter databases guide

IP—new starter databases guideThis new starter guide provides an introduction to database right law. It focuses on highlighting the basic principles...
18th Jun
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Comparative advertising

Comparative advertisingMany businesses wish to promote their goods or services by reference to those of a competitor to gain a commercial advantage....
Produced in partnership with Paul Jordan of Bristows and Timothy Heaps of Bristows 18th Jun
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Patents tracker—UK

Patents tracker—UKThis Practice Note tracks the progress of judgments, legislative proposals and current consultations, guidance and reports related...
18th Jun
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Design rights before and after Brexit—comparison table

Design rights before and after Brexit—comparison tableDesign rights before and after BrexitThe purpose of this Practice Note is to summarise, at a...
18th Jun
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Intellectual property, innovation and the environment

Intellectual property, innovation and the environmentClimate change and loss of biodiversity are significant and urgent challenges. There is an...
18th Jun
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What does IP completion day mean for intellectual property? [Archived]

What does IP completion day mean for intellectual property? [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.IP law is...
18th Jun
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Trade marks tracker—UK

Trade marks tracker—UKThis Practice Note tracks the progress of UK trade mark judgments, legislative proposals, and current UK consultations, guidance...
18th Jun
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Privilege and intellectual property

Privilege and intellectual propertyPrivilege—the basic principlesThis Practice Note outlines some of the issues that general privilege principles...
18th Jun
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Intellectual property—Brexit tracker [Archived]

Intellectual property—Brexit tracker [Archived]ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained.This Practice Note tracks key IP...
18th Jun
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IP—new starter patents guide

IP—new starter patents guideThis new starter guide provides an introduction to patent law. It focuses on highlighting the basic principles that apply...
18th Jun
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Brexit—implications for data protection [Archived]

Brexit—implications for data protection [Archived]ARCHIVED: This archived Practice Note provides information on the Data Protection, Privacy and...
18th Jun
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Court jurisdiction and intellectual property—UK

Court jurisdiction and intellectual property—UKThis Practice Note sets out the approach to be taken when determining whether or not the UK courts have...
18th Jun
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Licensing intellectual property rights

Licensing intellectual property rightsLicensing IP rights—introductionDrafting IP licences can raise a number of commercial and legal issues, which...
Produced in partnership with Adam Coughlin of Bristows and Claire Smith of Bristows 18th Jun
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Standard essential patents and FRAND licensing

Standard essential patents and FRAND licensingThis Practice Note addresses the role played by standard essential patents (SEPs) and fair, reasonable...
Produced in partnership with Matthew Hunt of Bristows, Dr Sophie Lawrance of Bristows, Rachael Cartwright of Bristows, Sam Harvey of Bristows and Ewan MacAulay of Bristows 18th Jun
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Taking security over intellectual property—practical points

Taking security over intellectual property—practical pointsIntroductionIt is increasingly recognised that all businesses own and use IP of some kind....
Produced in partnership with Charles Kerrigan of CMS, Laura Collins of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, Charlotte Walden of CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP and Isabel Neelands of Sidley Austin 18th Jun

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