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Copyright: Online platform operators’ liability for users illegally uploading copyright material
Topic: Intellectual Property 02.11.2020 Read more
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Luxury and online marketplaces – the next chapter
Topic: Intellectual Property 07.08.2020 Read more
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Trade marks: Specifications and bad faith
Topic: Intellectual Property 02.06.2020 Read more
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Copyright: Works of artistic craftsmanship and Cofemel
Topic: Intellectual Property 02.06.2020 Read more
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Liverpool FC fail to register “LIVERPOOL” trade mark alone
Topic: Intellectual Property 21.01.2020 Read more
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Copyright Directive: CJEU rules on implementation and interpretation of copyright exceptions in Article 5(3)
Topic: Intellectual Property 07.11.2019 Read more
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When can the court not apply the cost consequences of Part 36 offers?
Topic: Intellectual Property 03.07.2019 Read more
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What are the requirements for demonstrating genuine use of a trademark?
Topic: Intellectual PropertySupermac’s (Holdings) Ltd (Supermac’s) applied to revoke McDonald’s International Property Company Ltd’s (McDonald’s) EU trade mark registration for “BIG MAC” covering classes 29 and 30 (sandwiches etc) and class 42 (services associated with operating and franchising restaurants etc) (EUTM) on the basis that the EUTM was not put to genuine use during a continuous period of five years following the date of registration in relation to any of the registered goods and services.
08.04.2019 Read more
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European Parliament introduces Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market
Topic: Intellectual Property 08.04.2019 Read more
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Can brand owners rely on both registered trade mark infringement and passing off in order to prevent third parties from registering companies which incorporate their brand?
Topic: Intellectual PropertyOn 12 May 2011, Mr Whitehouse incorporated a UK company under the name BMW Associates Limited (BAL). BMW wrote to Mr Whitehouse alleging trade mark infringement and passing off.
08.04.2019 Read more