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Brexit - what IP issues to consider now
We set out our thoughts and predictions upon how protection and enforcement of IP in the UK may be impacted once Brexit arrives. We have also suggested …
The UPC open for business in 2017? Minister for IP announces that UK will ratify the Unified Patent Court Agreement
At yesterday's meeting of the Competitiveness Council, Minister of State for Intellectual Property Baroness Neville-Rolfe announced that the UK …
Free Wi-Fi providers: more than mere conduits?
The effect of the European Court of Justice’s ruling in McFadden v Sony appears to be that providers of free wifi will need to password protect …
Trade Secrets in a post-Brexit world
In their article for PLC Magazine (October 2016), Joel Smith and Jessica Welborn discuss the continued importance of the consistent and effective …
Hyperlinking to material on the internet – CJEU expands on the circumstances when it may amount to copyright infringement
In a further key decision on hyperlinking and copyright, the CJEU has held that creating hyperlinks may be a communication to the public and so may …
The Trade Secrets Directive - consistency of approach required, with or without Brexit
In her Editorial for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, Rachel Montagnon (our IP professional support consultant) discusses the …
UPC Preparatory Committee releases rules and guidance on court fees and recoverable costs
No fee for opt-out or withdrawal of opt-out; fixed fees and value based fees finalised with guidelines Following a lengthy consultation (see our …
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