Category Archives: Intellectual Property
Patently demonstrated?
There must be a stong temptation for a business hosting a visit from a VIP or a local MP to show off the business’s new thing. Nothing beats a good demonstration of new technology. However, if this new technology has … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
Stop, in the name of the (trade mark) law
We recently learned through Twitter of the “cease and desist” letter received by ThinkGeek from the lawyers for the National Pork Board, Faegre & Benson. This type of letter, more accurately described under English civil procedures as a “letter before … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
English court gets sniffy about being led by the nose
The recent Court of Appeal case of L’Oréal SA & Ors v. Bellure NV & Ors [2010] EWCA Civ 535 is probably the best, recent example of an English court attempting to tweak the nose of the Court of Justice … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
A never ending story
There are some words or phrases that have been in use for so long within certain types of contracts that you would think everyone knew what they meant. Sadly, this is not case. BMS Computer Solutions Limited and AB Agri … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property, IT Outsourcing
Help me, Obi-Wan Jacobi; you’re my only hope!
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… well, in 1976 California, Lucasfilm began developing Star Wars. The iconic Imperial stormtrooper helmets and uniforms were made by Andrew Ainsworth and his company Shepperton Design Studios Limited in England. He … Continue reading
Filed under Commercial, Intellectual Property
European Parliament and Council: pistols at dawn?
The Bois de la Cambre outside of Brussels was once a regular venue for “pistols at dawn”, and 30 December may yet again be a fateful date. According to a Press Release from the European Parliament, the Parliament and Council … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
HADOPI II – Danger internautes
It is not often that we resurrect our GCSE/O Level French (or bug our bi- or tri-lingual colleagues – thank you Elora and Emanuela) to read a French language statute, but HADOPI II is an exception. This is the French … Continue reading
Filed under Intellectual Property, Telecoms Regulation
2e’s or not 2e’s, that is the question
In our blog on Fitzroy Robinson Ltd -v- Mentmore Towers Ltd (Key personnel?), we noted that commercial lawyers have to keep an eye out for new case law in related areas. Another important example is the recent Chancery Division insolvency case … Continue reading
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Skype -v- Joltid: Ebay did their IPR due diligence?
As the VoIP peer-to-peer telecommunications service Skype is almost universal (currently almost 13m users online at the time of this post), there has been quite a bit of excitement about the recent Securities and Exchange Commission quarterly filings made by … Continue reading
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Creative Uncommon?
Do you know what this symbol means? We admit we did not know, either, until we read a survey report on the use of Crown Copyright carried out by Bunnyfoot for the Office of Public Sector Information. Yet this is … Continue reading
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Andrew Sharpe
