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The case of Infection Control Enterprises Ltd v Virrage Industries Ltd and Aidan Cartwright [2009] involved the question of whether copyright over computer software had passed from the developer to the company that had commisioned the works without a specific clause in the written agreement. |
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A dispute between Matthew Peacock and the newspaper publisher MGN Ltd has been settled. |
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It has been reported this week that a copyright infringement action has been takes against Tyler Perry. |
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It has been reported this week that Howard K. Stern has settled his dispute with the Hachette Book Group in relation to the recent defamation claim. |
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A UK Intellectual Property Office decision on the invalidity of a trade mark and the existence of a viable passing off claim has been used to gain a Summary Judgment in the High Court. |
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This article takes a look at the landmark case on the scope of protection afforded by US patents. |
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This article looks at the basics of the tort of passing off. |
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This article takes a brief look at the opposition process for UK trade mark applications. |
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The long running saga of trade mark disputes between the two Budweisers has taken a further step. |
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Whisky distilleries all over Scotland will have been celebrating new regulations drawn up by the UK government. |
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Before the Trade Mark Act 1994 it was not possible to register trade marks for the shape of goods or their packaging. |
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The Pakistani Trademark Office has proposed 300 per cent increase in trademark registration fee from 3,000 to 9,000 Rupees to meet the cost of automation of the registration process. |
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New proposals to reform the Patents County Court (‘PCC’) have been published by a Working Group of users of the PCC. |
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The recent case of Zeno Corp & Another v BSM-Bionic Solutions Management GmbH & Another (2009) EWHC 1829 (PAT), heard in the High Court, has revisited the question of what constitutes unjustified threats of patent infringement. |
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Patent opinions provided by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) are designed to resolve patent disputes between parties. |
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Apple agrees to make its terms and conditions more clear and legible for its customers. |
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Three's broadband customers allowed to cancel their contracts. |
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The latest from the OFT it to beware of fake lottery scams. |
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Recent developments on libel law and privacy, part II. A look at the position of Eady J. |
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This article provides two examples of the take down and notice procedures. |
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ISPs to remove alleged defamatory statements under Godfrey ruling. |
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