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Intellectual property 30 Jun, 2017
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...

Intellectual property 7 Jun, 2017
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.

Intellectual property 23 May, 2017
Here is some recent legal news that we didn’t mind sinking our teeth into…

Intellectual property 14 Mar, 2017
Each year, the European Patent Office releases in-depth statistics about patent applications by country. The results of their research are publishe...
Intellectual property 8 Mar, 2017
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...

Intellectual property 8 Feb, 2017
There have been further developments in intellectual property litigation in the USA as San Francisco-based OpenTV, now owned by Swiss digital compa...

Intellectual property 6 Feb, 2017
A recent case in the Southern District of New York resulted in a loss for luxury brand Louis Vuitton when the provisions of a ‘parody defence’ was...

Intellectual property 12 Jan, 2017
The biggest development in European patents this year will be the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The UPC is an agreement which seeks to create a singl...

Intellectual property 15 Dec, 2016
It’s the end of the year and as always, there’s a slew of reviews out there, of everything from movies to albums and songs, to the inevitable ‘fail...

Intellectual property 1 Dec, 2016
We have been kept busy this year, with our broker partners sharing some of the most innovative risks we have ever seen, including a lot of start-up...

Intellectual property 28 Nov, 2016
Following his election victory earlier this month, the next few weeks will likely see most of President-elect Trump’s time spent formulating priori...

Intellectual property 19 Jul, 2016
Earlier this summer the high profile legal battle between Oracle and Google took a new turn, when a Federal Jury found that Google’s use of certain...

Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016
Christmas may yet be a far off thought for many, but this festive article written by IP Watchdog on the top 10 patented toys is a great showcase of...

Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016
What do you do when your iconic and best-selling product is about to come off patent? Most companies will rely upon their trademarks and marketing...

Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016
Despite its cutesy and unassuming name, the Sippy Cup, a type of spill-proof drinking cup designed for toddlers, has been the cause of a long drawn...

Intellectual property 24 May, 2016
The popularity of the Initial Public Offering has waned somewhat since its peak in 2014, with many companies electing to stay private and avoid the...

Intellectual property 24 May, 2016
As Intellectual Property Underwriters we naturally pay close attention to the way Intellectual Property Risk, and Patent Risk in particular, are ma...

Intellectual property 24 May, 2016
Tattoos have undergone something of a revival over the last decade or so. Once the pastime of mariners, squaddies and the archetypal rebel, the tat...
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