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The importance of UK national marks
Amplified – English Court rules on jurisdiction issue in relation to infringement of EUTM -
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UK patent litigation in the light of Brexit
In the months since the UK Referendum on membership of the EU there has been much discussion about the impact on IP rights in the UK. Part of this discussion concerns patent litigation, bearing in mind that prior to the Referendum the UK had been a major driver of the… -
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Patent privateers - plain sailing or time to jump ship?
Smartphone litigation has attracted a lot of media attention over the past few years. As a result of this, the media has chosen some quite imaginative names. One famous name is 'patent troll' to refer the rather less cool sounding 'non-practising entity' or NPE. Another name that has been adopted… -
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Nike v Adidas - knitted footwear war runs on
The Rio Olympics may now be a memory, but over the past few years two sportswear manufacturers have been battling it out in court, with patents being the field of play. -
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Unjustified patent infringement threats
Unjustified threats remain an odd quirk of intellectual property law in the UK for patents, trade marks and designs. The underlying reasoning behind Section 70 Patents Act 1977 (PA '77) is to prevent what amounts to mere 'sabre-rattling' by a patent proprietor against commercial entities and end users who may… -
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Fee reductions for UK design applications and renewals
Changes to UK design application and renewal fees came into effect 01 October 2016. The new official fees represent a dramatic reduction in the cost of protecting designs in the UK, and will no doubt be hugely welcome to businesses. In particular, the much cheaper rates for multiple designs will… -
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CP6 Convergence Project - EU registered designs
One of the dilemmas when preparing up a registered design application as a first filing is how to depict the design in the application within the constraints and practice of the relevant IP office at which the new application is to be filed. -
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Lawyer Monthly Magazine: UK design protection
Jackie Johnson writes about new opportunities for UK design protection in Lawyer Monthly magazine. -
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The patent box is dead long live the patent box!
The new patent box scheme received royal assent on 15 September 2016 On 30 June 2016, the patent box scheme was closed to new entrants (although those already in the scheme can continue to make use of it until June 2021). The closure was precipitated by objections from several EU… -
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IP & Brexit - UK & European trade mark and design law
In this article we address some common questions about how the UK's exit from the EU (Brexit) will impact on intellectual property rights, particularly trade mark and design rights.
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