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CJEU confirms that copyright can subsist in products whose shape is, at least in part, necessary to obtain a technical result

CJEU confirms that copyright can subsist in products whose shape is, at least in part, necessary to obtain a technical result

by Carolyn Haywood | Jul 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright

Background Back in 2017, Brompton Bicycle Ltd (‘Brompton’), who manufacture the famous Brompton bicycle which adopts three different positions and thus can be folded away when not in use, brought an action before the tribunal de l’entreprise de Liège...
Brexit and IP: An Update

Brexit and IP: An Update

by Alex Bajjon | Jan 1, 2020 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC

There has been much discussion over the past few years on the effect of Brexit on intellectual property rights within the UK. The precise outcomes were, for a long time, unknown due to the uncertainty regarding the type of Brexit that would be delivered. It is now...
UKIPO updates Brexit guidance

UKIPO updates Brexit guidance

by Carolyn Haywood | Mar 1, 2019 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK

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...
The CJEU Considers Copyright Infringement Using a Shared Internet Connection

The CJEU Considers Copyright Infringement Using a Shared Internet Connection

by David Eyre | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright

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...
UK Government Issues Guidance Notes regarding a Potential ‘No Deal’ Brexit

UK Government Issues Guidance Notes regarding a Potential ‘No Deal’ Brexit

by David Eyre | Sep 1, 2018 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC

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...
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