Information Technology

• Failing to Dot i’s and Cross t’s Leads to Court Appearance

  • Posted15 June 2015

  It is often tempting to press on with things and not worry about details, but a recent case shows how much trouble can be caused when i’s are not dotted...

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• Copying of Design Proves Expensive

  • Posted29 May 2015

  Copying the design of another company’s product can prove expensive, as a manufacturer of ice cream vans found out to its cost recently. Although it may be considered that...

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• Too Similar Trade Mark Proves Costly

  • Posted11 May 2015

  To regular renters of cars, the stylised ‘e’ in the logo of Europcar will be readily recognisable. With its brand reinforced by an extensive recent television advertising campaign, the Enterprise...

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• Deluxe Not Distinctive

  • Posted29 April 2015

  Lidl has had an application to have ‘Deluxe’ registered as a Community Trade Mark rejected on the ground that it is not sufficiently distinctive in character to warrant trade mark...

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• Computer Program Patent Application Turned Down by Court of Appeal

  • Posted13 April 2015

  It is exceedingly difficult to patent computer programs, although the code of a program is subject to copyright. The reason for this is that Section 1 of the Patents...

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• Company Data Breaches Lead to £150,000 Fine

  • Posted27 March 2015

  A company which failed to take adequate steps to secure its website against hackers has been hit with a £150,000 financial penalty after a malicious fraudster managed to download personal...

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