Jan 26, 2023 CJEU says Amazon may be liable for trade mark infringement for sale of counterfeit Louboutins By Richard Barker Richard McDonnell The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has held that online sales websites like Amazon that operate a “hybrid” business...
Nov 11, 2022 Hold On! There’s no Hold Up or Hold Out By Reinhardt Biermann When can a Standard Essential Patent (SEP) owner obtain an injunction against an infringer? The Court of Appeal clarifies in Optis v...
Oct 24, 2022 UKIPO publishes guidance on examining patent applications for AI inventions By Richard Barker As promised in its response to its Call for Views on AI and IP, the UKIPO has published a set of guidelines clarifying how it will...
Sep 29, 2022 Acquiring start-ups under the improved R&D regime By Kasim Mehmood The UK is, and intends to remain, a leading start-up hub for the tech and other sectors. R&D tax reliefs play a key role in incentivising...
Sep 28, 2022 One tech tip a day keeps the hacker away: NCSC publishes new guidance on how to keep IP safe in cyberspace By Ioanna Antcheva Cyber risks, and the reputational fallout that might ensue, are not a new addition to the woes that keep IP practitioners up at night....
Sep 28, 2022 SEPs and FRAND – English Courts Remain Essential By Reinhardt Biermann Richard Barker SEPs and FRAND have been hot topics for a while and there are no signs of that changing any time soon. In the last couple of months alone...
Sep 23, 2022 Exclusive jurisdiction clauses and software licences – High Court reminds us that they’re not so simple By Richard Barker When you are ‘buying’ (in this case, licensing) software, you want to know the risks associated with the deal. One key risk is where you...
Jul 25, 2022 A “background hygiene factor”? The UKIPO publishes its study on IP and investment in AI By George Mole In its recent study on IP and investment in AI, the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”) considered the extent to which the UK’s IP...
Jul 20, 2022 Succeeding by Design: Government considers changes to UK designs system By Charles MacRae The UKIPO has published its response to its Call for Views on the UK’s designs system. Although the UKIPO has provided no firm policy...
Jun 29, 2022 Rise of the machines? As the UKIPO publishes the results of its consultation on AI and IP, are we about to enter a new dawn? By Richard Barker The UKIPO has published its response to its consultation on AI and IP. Whilst the Government has decided not to make any changes to...
Jun 29, 2022 IP in the Metaverse By Richard Barker Michael Maquieira Ever since Facebook rebranded as “Meta”, everyone has been talking about the Metaverse. But what exactly is it (or could it be) and what...
Jun 14, 2022 On target: Court of Appeal finds Amazon did infringe Lifestyle Equities’ UK and EU trade marks By Richard Barker The Court of Appeal has reversed the High Court’s decision in Lifestyle Equities v Amazon, finding that Amazon.com’s advertisements,...
Apr 29, 2022 Ed Sheeran off the hook as High Court finds 'Shape of You' does not infringe By Jack Higgins On 6 April, the High Court held that Ed Sheeran’s smash hit, Shape of You, did not infringe the musical copyright in Sami Chokri’s song...
Apr 20, 2022 Private copying on the cloud? Fair compensation still payable but practical questions remain By Charles MacRae On 24 March 2022, the Court of Justice of the EU handed down its decision in the snappily-named case Austro-Mechana Gesellschaft zur...
Nov 24, 2021 ‘Are we human, or are we dancer?’ UKIPO rethinks IP protection for AI-generated works By Laura Monaghan The Killers, in their song ‘Human’, ponder whether human tendencies hold us back when opportunity presents itself. So too, the UK...
Oct 28, 2021 Is it only a slap in the face when you have been quickly replaced? By Slaughter and May Alanis Morissette suggested as much in her iconic song ‘You Oughta Know’. But what happens when you have won a competitive tender, done a...