Category: intellectual property

Monty Python loses Spamalot royalties battle – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 5th, 2013 in compensation, intellectual property, news by sally

“The stars of Monty Python face paying out an estimated £200,000 to a former colleague after a judge ruled he should receive a share of the royalties for the musical comedy Spamalot.”

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Daily Telegraph, 5th July 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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Interflora v Marks and Spencer- take care when using keywords! – Technology Law Update

Posted June 10th, 2013 in advertising, intellectual property, internet, news, trade marks by sally

“The High Court has recently ruled in Interflora’s favour in its long-running dispute with Marks and Spencer (Interflora, inc and Interflora British Unit v Marks and Spencer plc and Flowers Direct Online Limited [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch)).”

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Technology Law Update, 10th June 2013

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Copyright law changes outlined by the Government – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 10th, 2013 in bills, consultations, copyright, intellectual property, news by sally

“Media outlets will have a new right to make limited use of quotes published by rival news organisations under changes to copyright law proposed by the Government.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Ofcom anti-piracy code delayed until 2015 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 10th, 2013 in copyright, costs, intellectual property, internet, legislative drafting, news, piracy by sally

“Internet users who are suspected of illegally downloading copyrighted material will not be sent warning letters about their behaviour until the second half of 2015 at the earliest, the Government has confirmed.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th June 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Interflora Inc and another v Marks and Spencer plc and another – WLR Daily

Posted June 3rd, 2013 in advertising, EC law, intellectual property, internet, law reports, trade marks by sally

Interflora Inc and another v Marks and Spencer plc and another [2013] EWHC 1291 (Ch); [2013] WLR (D) 206

“There was no rule in European trade mark law that the use of a sign in context was deemed to convey a single meaning in law even if it was in fact understood by different people in different ways.”

WLR Daily, 21st May 2013

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

The Intellectual Property Bill – NIPC Law

Posted May 29th, 2013 in bills, intellectual property, news, patents, reports by sally

“In Digital Opportunity, A Review of Intellectual Property and Growth Professor Ian Hargreaves made 10 recommendations for IP policy which I discussed at length in “IP Policy: Does Hargreaves say Anything New?” 24 June 2011. Some of those recommendations required primary legislation. Others did not. As I said in my article, Hargreaves was not the first review of IP policy in recent years and most of the previous ones had been left to gather dust. I suspected the same would happen to Hargreaves.”

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NIPC Law, 28th May 2013

Source: www.nipclaw.blogspot.co.uk

Copyright owners to help set meaning of ‘diligent search’ in orphan works reforms, says IPO – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 7th, 2013 in copyright, intellectual property, licensing, news, photography by sally

“Photographers and other rights holders will help define what constitutes a ‘diligent search’ for the author of copyrighted material as part of reforms to rules on ‘orphan works’ licensing, Out-Law.com has learned.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Stripping of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean creative works become ‘orphans’, says IPO – OUT- LAW.com

Posted May 3rd, 2013 in copyright, intellectual property, internet, news, photography, reports by sally

“The absence of ‘metadata’ from digital files will not automatically mean that
creative material would be ‘orphan works’, the Intellectual Property Office
(IPO) has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Copyright law reforms in pipeline after Royal Assent given to Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 30th, 2013 in bills, copyright, intellectual property, legislation, news, regulations by sally

“New legislation that will impact on the UK’s intellectual property (IP) law framework has received Royal Assent.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Law Commission proposes changes to ‘groundless threats’ IP laws – OUT-LAW.com

Posted April 22nd, 2013 in competition, consultations, enforcement, intellectual property, Law Commission, news, patents, trade marks by sally

“A law reform body has proposed changes to the law that would make it easier for businesses seeking to protect their trade marks and design rights to make threats of legal action against alleged infringers of their rights without fear that those threats could be the subject of court action.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd April 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Patents, trade marks and design rights: are groundless threats of infringement causing problems? – Law Commission

Posted April 17th, 2013 in competition, consultations, intellectual property, news, patents, trade marks by sally

“In a consultation opening today, the Law Commission seeks views on reform of the law relating to groundless threats of litigation over patents, trade marks and design rights.”

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Law Commission, 17th April 2013

Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk

High Court smoothes out Greek yoghurt food fight – The Lawyer

Posted April 3rd, 2013 in consumer protection, food, injunctions, intellectual property, news, trade descriptions by sally

“When is Greek yoghurt legally Greek yoghurt? That was the question put to Mr Justice Briggs in a major IP battle between the makers of Total Greek Yoghurt, Fage UK, and New York-based Chobani.”

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The Lawyer, 3rd April 2013

Source: www.thelawyer.com

Schutz (UK) Limited (Respondent) v Werit (UK) Limited (Appellant); Schutz (UK) Limited No 2 (Respondent) v Werit (UK) Limited (Appellant) – Supreme Court

Posted March 13th, 2013 in intellectual property, inventions, law reports, patents by sally

Schutz (UK) Limited (Respondent) v Werit (UK) Limited (Appellant); Schutz (UK) Limited No 2 (Respondent) v Werit (UK) Limited (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 16 | UKSC 2011/0159 & UKSC 2011/0266 (YouTube)

Supreme Court, 13th March 2013

Source: www.youtube.com/user/UKSupremeCourt

Court orders UK ISPs to block more piracy sites – BBC News

Posted February 28th, 2013 in artistic works, copyright, intellectual property, internet, news by sally

“The High Court has ordered the UK’s major internet service providers to block three websites offering links to pirated material.”

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BBC News, 28th February 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hyperlinking should not infringe copyright, say academics – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 19th, 2013 in copyright, EC law, intellectual property, internet, news by sally

“Posting a link to copyrighted content should not be regarded as a communication of that work to the public, a group of leading academics has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Insolvency of software sub-licensor did not end firm’s rights of use under that licence, rules High Court – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 18th, 2013 in company law, copyright, insolvency, intellectual property, licensing, news by sally

“Businesses can retain the right to use copyrighted software under sub-licences awarded by head-licensees in circumstances where those head-licensees are subject of a termination or become insolvent, the High Court has said.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations – Speech by Mr Justice Arnold

Posted February 14th, 2013 in case management, costs, courts, intellectual property, news, patents, speeches by sally

Intellectual Property Litigation: Implementation of the Jackson Report’s Recommendations (PDF)

Speech by Mr Justice Arnold

AIPPI UK, 14th February 2013

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

Hargreaves supportive of Government copyright reforms but questions limitations to private copying exception – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 4th, 2013 in copyright, EC law, intellectual property, news by sally

“The academic who led the most recent official review into the UK’s intellectual
property (IP) framework has questioned whether the Government’s plans to enable
individuals to make private copies of copyrighted material go far enough.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st February 2013

Source: www.out-law.com

IPO to launch ‘premium’ service for processing of patent applications – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 18th, 2012 in intellectual property, news, patents by sally

“Businesses will be able to obtain patent protection for their inventions within 90 days of applying for it under plans to change the way the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) works.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th December 2012

Source: www.out-law.com

Consultation on proposed changes to the Patents Act 1977 – Intellectual Property Office

Posted December 12th, 2012 in consultations, intellectual property, news, patents by sally

“The Review of Intellectual Property and Growth published by Professor Hargreaves in 2011 recognised the important role the UK’s patent system plays in supporting innovation and economic growth. However, the review highlighted the need for the IP framework to be more adaptable and recognised a need for change in some aspects of the way the IP system operates. Such changes will ensure the IP system continues to encourage innovation and support those UK businesses which recognise the competitive advantage that can be gained through intellectual property (‘IP’) rights.”

Consultation (PDF)

Intellectual Property Office, December 2012

Source: www.ipo.gov.uk