The updated guidance note on Brexit and IP provided by the UKIPO makes it clear that the aim of the Government is still for Brexit to cause as little disruption as possible with respect to IP rights. However, despite a ‘no-deal’ Brexit being voted down earlier this...
Background Decision C-149/17 relates to litigation between Bastei Lübbe, a German phonogram producer and Michael Strozer regarding infringement of an audiobook via an internet connection to which Strozer and his parents shared access. The court in Munich, Germany that...
Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) Trade Marks and Designs Copyright Exhaustion of Rights Please click on one of the hyperlinks above to go to the particular guidance note. The overarching intention of the...
With respect to intellectual property, one of the important proposals in the draft Withdrawal Agreement was the creation of “parallel” UK rights, without the need for re-examination, for owners of EU trade marks or registered Community designs,...
The Supreme Court has now published its Judgement in the case of PMS International Group versus Magmatic Limited ([2016] UKSC 12), better known as the “Trunki” case after the well-known children’s ride-on suitcase manufactured by the appellant. The...
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