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UPC Preparatory Committee releases a "final" update to the 18th draft of the UPC Rules of Procedure
The UPC preparatory committee has released an updated version of the 18th draft of thee UPC Rules of Procedure (with amendments being dated 15 March …
UPC Prep Committee signals readiness at final meeting
The UPC Preparatory Committee held its final meeting on 15 March at which it agreed a collection of legal, HR and financial documents and confirmed that …
Helping FMCG businesses plan for a post-Brexit future
Businesses with interwoven supply chains across the EU and beyond have already felt the effects of a weaker pound, with increasing costs of sourcing raw …
Brexit: Intellectual Property
Whatever future relationship the UK has with the rest of the EU, the effect of the Great Repeal Bill, once enacted, will mean that any existing …
CJEU rules that comparative advertising based on prices in shops of different sizes and formats may be unlawful and misleading in certain circumstances
Further to a reference from the Paris Court of Appeal in a case between Carrefour Hypermarchés SAS and ITM Alimentaire International SASU, the CJEU has …
The Rubik's Cube to lose its shape mark protection
Joel Smith and Sarah Burke have had an article published in OUP's Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice: "The Rubik's Cube to …
Patent and Pharma Update, January 2017
Our regular patent and pharma update aims to keep you informed of recent developments in United Kingdom and European law relating to patents and the …
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 …
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