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The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has upheld a claim for passing off of a pop band name. It also held that the first defendant's trade mark for the name was invalid because it had been applied for in bad faith. The first claimant company was incorporated in...
NFTs are certificates of authenticity for virtual goods. This article discusses the overlap between NFTs and UK Intellectual Property law such as Copyright and Trademarks.
A mortgage broker / financial consultant was fairly dismissed for failing to report a bankruptcy to his employers.
This was despite there not being a condition of his employment contract which required him to disclose bankruptcy to his employer.
Transgender rights are usurping others rights, at least when it comes to Employment Law, in what I’ve called for years the “Top Trumps” of Equality. Here’s three recent cases which address some of the issues facing the workplace in 2022, and how Tribunals are...
When seeking to terminate a contract, the innocent party must do so in a reasonable timeframe to ensure the right is not lost.
The High Court recently held that downloadable watch faces for the Samsung Galaxy Watch did infringe trademarks owned by various Swiss watch brands.
The Only Fools (the cushty) Dining Experience was held by a court to infringe the copyright of the original show’s scripts by using Del Boy’s words, mannerisms and such like.
We recently completed on the purchase of 100% of the shares in a limited company, which was a franchisee of a national lawn care franchise under the brand GreenThumbs. It was our second GreenThumbs existing franchise purchase for a client, having done one last year....
Subcontracting: What is a back-to-back agreement? The term "back-to-back agreement" is normally used to refer to a particular kind of subcontract. The term "subcontract" normally refers to a separate contract entered into by a main contractor under which the main...
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has dismissed a claim for infringement of trade marks consisting of the words "fun time", brought by a manufacturer of toys for babies and toddlers (LUEN FAT METAL AND PLASTIC MANUFACTORY CO LTD) in relation to sales...
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