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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...
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Halt! House of Lords minutes indicate proposed new TDM exception to be shelved
By Richard Barker
Minutes of a recent meeting of the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee suggest that the UK government is halting its...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...