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Search Orders - an important tool to stop counterfeits & more
There are many reasons why someone might want to get a search order. It is a very draconian remedy that gives a successful applicant the...
Oct 13, 20202 min read
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Digging Designs - what's been happening in the last six months?
My final IPKat post was dedicated to one of my favourite IP topics - designs. They are forgotten and misunderstood rights which is a...
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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Lycra owner gets in a tight spot on costs: Unjust Part 36 offers, ex employees, breach of confidence
Legal costs are not always seen as the sexiest topic for a blogpost (anyone with colleagues who cycle into the office may have similar...
May 25, 20195 min read
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Unregistered designs - the unknown but super useful IP right
Just under four years ago the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned research to address the lack of existing data on design...
Nov 27, 20182 min read
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There's a new IPO report on designs infringement - game-changer or stating the obvious?
Four years is a long time in politics but not a particularly long time in the land of government reports. Just under four years ago the...
Nov 27, 20185 min read
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Simplifying Community Registered Design litigation in the UK - Spin Master v PMS
Although it is a case management decision, there are so many hints in the recent decision Spin Master v PMS [2017] EWHC 1477 (Pat) that...
Jun 30, 20174 min read
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