Intellectual Property Law and Copyright Laws

In February 2010 we reported on the new powers of the Information Commissioner’s Office ("ICO") to impose penalties on data controllers who commit serious contraventions of the data protection principles.

The latest review of the UK’s intellectual property laws announced by David Cameron in November 2010 proposes to "make them fit for the internet age".

Welcome to our Spring Technology and IP eBulletin. To coincide with the 10th Anniversary of World Intellectual Property Day today, Monday 26 April 2010, we have put together a number of interesting articles which focus on some of the day to day issues raised by World IP Day.

The concept of self-conducted diagnostic tests, administered by patients in their own home, would likely have been thought completely preposterous 100 years ago – conjuring-up images of an array of test-tubes, flasks and Bunsen burners.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ruled yesterday in an important case (C-125/10, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt), relating to Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs).

On 2 November 2011, the UK Supreme Court (formerly the House of Lords) handed down its decision in Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGS) v Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly), which was primarily concerned with the issue of industrial applicability of claimed biological material.

As part of SXSW's first tever UK edition, Lewis Silkin brought together a packed room to hear five esharp minds – photographer-advocate Isabelle Doran...

While the EU, UK, India, China, the US and, to some extent, Brazil remain key battlegrounds for enforcing standard essential patents, SEP holders are increasingly incentivised...

The Licensing Act 2003, which governs alcohol sales, entertainment, and late-night refreshment in England and Wales...

This note is the first in a series of three in which we consider the types of intellectual property which can be created by your employees and consultants and how to ensure that IP...

Asda's application to stay court proceedings in a Plant Variety Right (PVR) dispute has been dismissed; infringement proceedings will go ahead, despite pending PVR invalidity proceedings for Tang Gold.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that stocking or possession of infringing goods in an EU state can infringe a trade mark in another EU state where the stocking is for the purpose of supply to that second state and the person supplying or intending to supply customers in that second state.