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Top Secret: Coca-Cola's IP Legacy

While Coca-Cola has not officially confirmed any changes to its U.S. recipe, there are indications that a shift from the use of corn syrup to cane sugar may be on the horizon.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

AI Legal Watch: July 2

The European Commission recently launched a public consultation on the implementation of the AI Act, primarily focused on the classification...

United Kingdom Technology

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Baker Botts LLP

M&C In The News - From Trend To Target: Protecting Start-ups From Copycats

For many businesses, the prospect of overnight virality is a powerful dream.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Beyond The Headlines: DeepSeek And The Ongoing Legal Risks Of Open-Source AI

As AI adoption accelerates across Asia following the launch of DeepSeek, a growing number of AI developers are continuing to turn to open-source models...

United Kingdom Technology

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Withers LLP

UPC: No Need To Hear Court Appointed Expert Or Bailiff As Witness, Written Reports On Seizure Provide Sufficient Evidence

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Protecting Trade Secrets In The Age Of AI: Lessons Learnt From The Theft Of Google Trade Secrets

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Building An Exitable Company

United Kingdom Commercial

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IR Global

Setting Your IP Strategy – Part I: Prioritisation Of IP In AI

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Trade Secrets: The Value In Enforcement

United Kingdom IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

GlobalFoundries and IBM settle Their Legal Battle Over Trade Secrets And Breach Of Contract

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Watch Now: Setting Your IP Strategy For 2025 – Strategic Patent And Trade Secret Portfolio Development (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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Keltie LLP

Trade Secret Management In The Digital Decade

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Rouse

What Constitutes "Meaningful Information" About Automated Decision-Making?

United Kingdom Privacy

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Fieldfisher

The IP Lawyer's Cheat Sheet: Lucy Johnson On Innovation, Legislation, And Strategy

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Requirements For Skilled Worker Visa Settlement (Video)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Latitude Law

In Conversation With Kevin Nash: The LCIA And The Future Of Institutional Arbitration (Podcast)

United Kingdom Litigation

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

UK To Tighten Immigration Rules: Highlights From The 2025 White Paper

United Kingdom Immigration

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Richmond Chambers Immigration Barristers

Temu's Back On Top... But For How Long? 2025's Retail Growth Story

Worldwide Commercial

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AlixPartners

Upcoming Immigration Rule Changes From July 2025: What You Need To Know (25 June 2025)

United Kingdom Immigration

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Duncan Lewis & Co Solicitors

Digital, Commerce & Creative 101: Do I Need A Non-Compete Obligation?

Non-compete clauses, restricting parties from competing with a business, can protect legitimate interests if they are reasonable and not overly restrictive. Under English law, enforceability depends on necessity, scope, and public interest.

United Kingdom Employment

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Lewis Silkin

Green Tech Intellectual Property 101 Guide

Boult's guide provides an essential overview of intellectual property (IP) for green technology professionals, detailing IP types, strategic protection, funding, and Boult's support for IP management in green tech innovation.

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

Cost-Conscious IP Solutions For MedTech And Digital Health AI Innovators

In the fast-evolving MedTech sector with the ever increasing prevalence of digital health solutions, artificial intelligence (AI) plays an increasingly common role in innovation...

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Summary Of Confidentiality Orders Granted By The UPC

One of the objectives of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) is to ensure that proceedings are dealt with in a fair and equitable manner and do not distort competition between parties.

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

How Businesses Can Protect Against Employees' Theft Of Intellectual Property

United Kingdom IP

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Giambrone & Partners

Trade Secrets: Maintaining A Holistic Approach To IP

United Kingdom IP

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Does A Commercially Available Product Make Your Invention Unpatentable?

United Kingdom IP

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Potter Clarkson

Shein Sues Temu (Again) Claiming Counterfeiting And IP Infringement

United Kingdom IP

MC

Marks & Clerk

The Ecodesign For Sustainable Products Regulation And Potential Impacts On IPRs

United Kingdom Environment

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Rouse

Stamping Out The Counterfeits At Royal Mail

United Kingdom IP

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Marks & Clerk

Sustainable Consumer Goods And IP

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

IP Ingredients, Part 15: How And When To Use Trade Secrets To Protect Your Food Or Drink Innovations

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

How Can Trade Secrets Be Used To Better Protect Cleantech Innovation?

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

UPC: Limiting Disclosure Of Sensitive Information To Legal Teams Is Possible

United Kingdom Litigation

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Marks & Clerk

Sustainable Consumer Goods And IP

IP is crucial for advancing sustainable consumer goods, with patents driving innovations, trademarks enhancing brand trust, and trade secrets protecting unique eco-friendly processes. Proper use of IP supports market growth and combats greenwashing.

United Kingdom IP

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Boult Wade Tennant

IP Ingredients, Part 15: How And When To Use Trade Secrets To Protect Your Food Or Drink Innovations

Some of the food and drink industry's most successful products are protected as trade secrets: the recipes for Coca Cola, Heinz ketchup and Krispy Kreme donuts to name just a few.

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

How Can Trade Secrets Be Used To Better Protect Cleantech Innovation?

Regardless of the focus area and the particular segment of the climate, energy or food crisis they are attempting to address, the one thing all cleantech businesses have in common...

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

UPC: Limiting Disclosure Of Sensitive Information To Legal Teams Is Possible

Rule 262A.1 of the UPC's Rules of Procedure (RoP) states that a party may make an application for certain information contained in its pleadings or the collection and use of evidence...

United Kingdom Litigation

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Marks & Clerk

More Than Just 'Patent Protected': How Intellectual Property (IP) Can Fuel Collaboration And Growth

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Parallel Imports, A Global Phenomenon, And A Very Grey Area Regarding International Trade

At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.

United Kingdom International

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IR Global

Confidentiality As Currency: Protecting And Leveraging Trade Secrets In Biotech

Anybody who has worked in a lab will know that getting a protocol to work isn't as simple as just following the instructions printed in a journal.

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Trade Secrets Can Supercharge Life Science Start-Ups, If Founders Know How To Use Them

Think back to school. As soon as you shared a secret, there was no chance you'd ever get control of it back. In the same way, preventing the theft of ideas through corporate espionage or other means presents challenges.

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

The EU Data Act Has Come Into Force - Scoping The Impact For Data Holders

The EU Data Act (EDA), which sets out new data sharing rules that will apply in respect of connected products, came into force on 11 January 2024. While its provisions will not be applicable...

European Union Privacy

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Travers Smith LLP

What Rights Might Subsist In The AI Itself? How Can You Protect Those Rights?

United Kingdom Technology

PC

Potter Clarkson

Trade Secrets: Protection And Employee Risk

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Minimising Investment Risks With IP Due Diligence

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Maximising Start-Up Investment With Intellectual Property

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Building Your Business With Intellectual Property: A Beginner's Guide

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

What's Best For You? Patents Or Trade Secrets?

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Protecting AI Healthcare Inventions: Patent, Copyright, Or Trade Secret?

United Kingdom IP

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HGF Ltd

Attracting Investors: The Role Of Intellectual Property In Food & Drink

United Kingdom Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

Safeguarding Investments: The Value Of IP Due Diligence In Food & Drink

United Kingdom Healthcare

PC

Potter Clarkson

Trade Secrets Or Confidentiality Agreements – Drafting For Indonesia

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

IP In The Metaverse - Same, Same But Different? (Video)

United Kingdom IP

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Gowling WLG

Understanding IP Due Diligence For Seed And Pre-seed Start-Ups (Video)

United Kingdom IP

PC

Potter Clarkson

Defending Manufacturers And Their Supply Chain

United Kingdom IP

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Myerson Solicitors LLP

Funding The Future Of Tech

United Kingdom IP

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Rouse

AI Innovations – How Will Upcoming AI Regulation Affect Trade Secrets And Patents?

Worldwide Technology

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HLK

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Watch Now: Setting Your IP Strategy For 2025 – Strategic Patent And Trade Secret Portfolio Development (Video)

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Keltie LLP

Managing Software And AI Inventions As IP (Video)

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Gowling WLG

IP Snacks: U-Blox Case Study

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Rouse

Trade Secret Enforcement In The United Kingdom (Video)

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Jones Day

Legal Issues Surrounding The Protection Of APIs (Video)

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Kemp IT Law

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