Chapter 11 bankruptcy – What effect will it have on intellectual property?

June 19, 2012

Below is a blog post regarding intellectual property and bankruptcy under US law. Have you noticed the name CBGB on the shirts? It has originated from a renowned music place in Manhattan. The club has got closed since the year 2006. Yet, the investors bought it for the naming rights. These rights are known as […]

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YouTube Wins Against Copyright Compensation Claim

June 1, 2012

Video sharing website YouTube recently secured a victory in a legal dispute launched against it by French TV channel TF1 over copyright infringement after several of its programs were uploaded by members. The French TV channel is demanding €140 million in compensation which is around £110 million. However, a few days ago, the judge overruling […]

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Lindt bunnies cannot be registered as a Community trademark: useful case summary

May 29, 2012

Kate Manning over at CaseCheck has published a useful case summary of the recent ECJ judgment which held that Lindt bunnies cannot be registered as a Community trademark.

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Patents & Pitfalls of Tech Savvy Giants

May 22, 2012

Charles is a solicitor and works with clients on cases pertaining to industrial disease compensation. In his spare time he enjoys writing about patent disputes and infringement claims. As of October 2011, Samsung and Apple had nine patent disputes underway in courts all over the world. Among the claims by Apple is one that Samsung […]

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Personal data and fraud scams

May 4, 2012
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Protect your IP from cyber threats

May 4, 2012

Research carried out by InfoSecurity 2012 has shown that one in seven companies over the past year have been victims of cyber attacks and this hacking trend is, quite literally, costing the UK billions. These statistics are the highest ever recorded since the 1990s when monitoring first began. The average cost of the worst kind […]

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Welcome to Intellectual Property Blawg

April 24, 2011

Welcome to Intellectual Property Blawg, a legal news blog on intellectual propery law for IP lawyers, the general public and potential clients of intellectual property solicitors. A complex area of law requiring expert advice from solicitors, intellectual property law is the law governing intellectual property rights, including patents, copyright, trade marks and design rights. Together, […]

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