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Digital healthcare 9 Jul, 2018

Insurance and the digital health revolution

Healthcare is about to change beyond recognition. A host of technologies are uniting to transform the way we treat patients and develop cures – from artificial intelligence to remote patient monitoring and interactive telemedicine services.

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Financial institutions 6 Jul, 2018

Is this the perfect modern-age insurance model?

In the heart of London’s historic insurance district and nestled in the shade of the iconic Lloyd’s building lies the office of CFC Underwriting – a bright and busy space home to more than 200 staff selling commercial insurance products to thousan...

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Intellectual property 26 Jun, 2018

How IP got popular

Regardless of how well-versed you are in matters of intellectual property, you may be surprised to hear that its history may have been very differe...

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Digital healthcare 4 Apr, 2018

CFC expands cyber proposition for US healthcare providers

Today we’re pleased to announce the newest version of our cyber insurance product for US healthcare providers.

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Intellectual property 21 Mar, 2018

CFC and BMS deliver trade mark defence product for Australian businesses

CFC and broker BMS have joined forces to deliver Trade Mark Protect, a new set of insurance products to help Australian businesses protect their intellectual property assets.

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Record numbers of hearings at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

Intellectual property 16 Mar, 2018

Record numbers of hearings at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court

In 2013, following recommendations from consultations, the UK government formed the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. It was introduced as a...

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NPEs in Europe

Intellectual property 26 Feb, 2018

NPEs in Europe

A new report recently published by the data provider Darts-IP details the prevalence of litigation in Europe brought by ‘Non-practicing entities’ (...

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Haters in copyright

Intellectual property 20 Feb, 2018

Haters in copyright

High profile copyright infringements in popular music continue as Taylor Swift is in the firing line, once again. She was recently a target for ano...

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IP strategies for SMEs

Intellectual property 19 Dec, 2017

IP strategies for SMEs

The European Patent Office have recently published an insightful series of case studies analysing the IP strategies of a number of European-based S...

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High value intangibles

Intellectual property 22 Nov, 2017

High value intangibles

This week, the World Intellectual Property Organisation launched their inaugural study on the value of “Intangible Capital” in manufactured goods....

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Geographical indications – is whisky ever port?

Intellectual property 10 Oct, 2017

Geographical indications – is whisky ever port?

Port vs. Whisky and Geographical Indications You may have heard of the rules governing the use of certain geographical names in products. For examp...

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Digital healthcare 11 Sept, 2017

CFC launches new insurance solution for US-based eHealth companies

Specialist lines underwriting agency, CFC Underwriting, today announces the launch of a brand new insurance solution for US companies and individual practitioners who provide telemedicine and other eHealth services.

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Intellectual property 31 Aug, 2017

Patent infringement defence cover for Technology and Life Science companies

We have been offering stand-alone IP cover, including for patents, for several years. However, many CFC customers across our US and UK product lines may not necessarily purchase stand-alone IP cover. That’s not surprising, seeing as intellectual p...

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Intellectual property 30 Jun, 2017

Quirky IP news galore

It has been a month of strange trademark news. A local UK convenience store hit the headlines after the owner was threatened with legal action by S...

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Intellectual property 7 Jun, 2017

Forum shopping – USA legal update

Last month (22nd May 2017), the US Supreme Court delivered a significant ruling in its verdict on TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Food Brands LLC.

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Intellectual property 23 May, 2017

Chocolate in 3D

Here is some recent legal news that we didn’t mind sinking our teeth into…

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Intellectual property 14 Mar, 2017

Swiss are patent application champions

Each year, the European Patent Office releases in-depth statistics about patent applications by country. The results of their research are publishe...

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Intellectual property 8 Mar, 2017

Bite-sized IP

We like to keep you informed about the legal structure and remedies for intellectual property, so we were pleased to discover IP watchdog recently published a very helpful article comparing some interesting differences between IP enforcement in th...

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