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Remedies for Infringement of UK and EU Registered Designs to be harmonised

8 December 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The UK’s Intellectual Property Office – the body in charge of maintaining the registers of intellectual property rights in the UK – is consulting on harmonising the effects of infringing registered...

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Music no longer free for charities

4 December 2010 | Mark Weston

Charities and not-for-profit organizations will need to get a licence to play copyrighted music from Phonographic Performance Limited and PRS for Music, which together collect and distribute royalties...

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Intellectual Property Office reports on millions of pounds worth of counterfeit and pirated products seized

10 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office’s annual Intellectual Property Crime Report has shown the millions of pounds of pirated or counterfeit products that have been seized in the last year. The Report also...

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Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal

13 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has allowed in part an application from the owners of the POP IDOL registered trade mark to oppose the application for MODEL IDOL. The description of some of the advertising...

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IP Office launches fast track for international patents

21 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has slashed the time that it takes to get a patent approved in the UK, if it has already been examined by another body as part of the international Patent Cooperation Treaty....

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IP Office launches Green patent database

14 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office, the public body in charge of reviewing and accepting or rejecting applications to register intellectual property rights in the UK, has announced that it is launching a...

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