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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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Intellectual property 8 Feb, 2017

Streams of lawsuits

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

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Intellectual property 6 Feb, 2017

Parodies in trademark – the case of Louis Vuitton

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...

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Intellectual property 12 Jan, 2017

UK & Europe – IP update

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...

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Intellectual property 15 Dec, 2016

Farewell 2016, Hello 2017 – the year in review

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...

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Intellectual property 1 Dec, 2016

Christmas shopping ideas…the cutting edge version!

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...

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Intellectual property 28 Nov, 2016

Intellectual Property in the USA – things to watch

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

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Intellectual property 19 Jul, 2016

Google vs Oracle: APIs and ‘fair use’

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...

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Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016

Top 10 Iconic and Patented Toys

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...

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Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016

Lego’s Trademark Travails

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...

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Intellectual property 28 Jun, 2016

The Sippy Cup Saga

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...

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Intellectual property 24 May, 2016

Patent Demand Letters and Initial Public Offerings

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...

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Intellectual property 24 May, 2016

Execs should know this about Patents

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

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Intellectual property 24 May, 2016

InkedIn

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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