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    What's a website blocking order and why is it useful?
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    What's a website blocking order and why is it useful?

    Nintendo was granted an early Christmas present by the Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE - a website blocking order (Nintendo Co...
    A Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contracts
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contracts

    What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...
    When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?

    When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...
    Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case

    The High Court has recently provided guidance for employees in relation to the Recast Brussels Regulation. This guidance can be neatly...
    Assessing damages is never easy
    • May 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Assessing damages is never easy

    A recent judgment from the IPEC provides a warning for anyone pursuing damages claims in IP cases. The process is time consuming, complex...
    Database extraction was authorised
    • May 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Database extraction was authorised

    This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...
    Which IP rights subsist in an XML Schema?
    • May 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Which IP rights subsist in an XML Schema?

    Disputes relating to software are often complex, with multiple parties and issues involved. However, they can also illuminate important...
    The straw that broke the camel's CRYPTOBACK? Trade mark survives validity challenge
    • Apr 17, 2021
    • 2 min

    The straw that broke the camel's CRYPTOBACK? Trade mark survives validity challenge

    The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has enabled smaller businesses to fight back against perceived intellectual property (IP) injustices. Its...
    Court Room Recordings are not necessarily for Public Consumption
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 2 min

    Court Room Recordings are not necessarily for Public Consumption

    Lockdown boredom has caused recordings of meetings with irate characters or funny, and accidental, filters to become internet sensations....
    USTR Notorious Markets List
    • Feb 19, 2021
    • 1 min

    USTR Notorious Markets List

    In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...
    The benefits of IP Insurance
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    The benefits of IP Insurance

    With IP worth 75% of a business’ value why do less than 13% of businesses have IP insurance? It’s fascinating to read the insurance...
    Watch out! New employees could lead to a breach of confidence claim against you
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Watch out! New employees could lead to a breach of confidence claim against you

    A new employee joins a business. They have lots of new ideas and suggestions. Sounds great but might you be at risk? To put it another...
    Domain names are personal property
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Domain names are personal property

    Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...
    Covid and the digital future for the fashion industry
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Covid and the digital future for the fashion industry

    There is no doubt that Covid has been extremely challenging for retail in general and fashion in particular. These challenges have...
    The limits of shape protection: The Gömböc example
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    The limits of shape protection: The Gömböc example

    It is very challenging to obtain a legal monopoly in a shape. The easiest solution is to file one or more registered designs within the...
    Legal Innovation = Microsoft Office?
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Legal Innovation = Microsoft Office?

    Legal innovation is often equated with one of the incredible new AI tools that are unveiled at tech events on a regular basis. However,...
    Future gazing in a time of global crisis
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Future gazing in a time of global crisis

    There is no doubt that we are living through an unstable time. The pandemic has changed daily life for everyone. Politics are far from...
    European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters

    Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...
    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking

    Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...
    A slippery design can't slide away from invalidation at EUIPO
    • Sep 27, 2020
    • 3 min

    A slippery design can't slide away from invalidation at EUIPO

    Designs are often denied the IP limelight. This is for many reasons. One cause is perhaps a little circular: because designs are less...
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