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  • In a knowledge-based economy, the protection of intellectual property is often of existential importance to businesses. With Brexit impending, the protection of such rights across Europe has come into...

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  • X Marks the Spot in IP Battle

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    Trade marks are jealously protected by their owners. A recent case shows how even seemingly uncontroversial trade marks can be found to infringe existing trade marks and proves the need...

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  • Use It or Lose It

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    Having a trade mark is all well and good, but a recent case should serve as a reminder that failing to use trade marks may lead to them being lost....

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  • A great many companies depend on patents for their profitability, and doubts over ownership of intellectual property (IP) rights can put their very survival in jeopardy. This point was illustrated...

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  • Motor giant BMW, challenging a decision over the use of its trade mark with which it disagreed, has won its appeal in the Court of Appeal. The dispute was...

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  • Newspapers periodically contain stories about the restrictions on use of terms that are geographically well known, for example the restriction on the use of the word ‘Champagne’ to describe sparkling...

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