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Fierce competition between retailers, particularly during the Christmas period, has a tendency to spill over into intellectual property disputes. Exactly that happened in a High Court case concerning design rights...
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The owners of established brands often complain that trade rivals are mimicking the get-up of their products and trading on their hard-won reputations. As a High Court ruling in the...
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Even the most sophisticated companies can fall victim to ransomware and online blackmail. However, as a High Court ruling showed, judges have a formidable arsenal of powers to tackle such...
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When Paddington Bear took tea with Her Late Majesty the Queen during her platinum jubilee celebrations, a developing High Court dispute concerning the proper interpretation of a clause in a...
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Many a rock band’s name is dreamt up by youthful musicians without the slightest regard for the value it may one day have. However, chart success tends to breed goodwill...
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When registering a trade mark, it is vital to conduct a comprehensive check that you are not treading on the toes of others who may have got there before you....
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