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Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

21 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Hodgson was a disabled football fan and with Jarvie’s help he wrote a book about his experiences. Hodgson later worked with X for X to write a screenplay. However, Hodgson withdrew permission when he...

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Customs officials cannot seize counterfeit goods that are merely in transit in the EU and not intended for sale in the EU – Philips v Lucheng and Nokia v HMRC, European Court of Justice

21 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Counterfeit goods that are in the European Union purely because they are in transit between non-EU countries cannot be seized by customs authorities, according to a ruling of the European Court of Justice....

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Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

15 December 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has issued a consultation on the Government’s plans to update copyright law and implement the recommendations coming out of the Hargreaves Review from earlier this year....

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Advertising laws for the Olympics come into force

14 December 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (Advertising and Trading) (England) Regulations 2011 have come into force to combat the exploitation of the Olympic and Paralympic brands in London in 2012....

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“The Patent Cliff – Lipitor goes over the Edge”

12 December 2011 | Laura Mole

As the largest ever number of patents protecting the pharmaceutical industry’s most profitable “blockbuster” drugs are set to expire, for India and China it’s going to be a very merry Christmas...

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Rooney hits the winner as image right agreement ruled to be a restraint of trade – Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney & Others, Court of Appeal

6 December 2011 | Simon Weinberg

In 2003, as a 17-year-old, Wayne Rooney (R) entered into an image-rights representation agreement with Proactive Sports Management Ltd (P). Under the agreement, R’s image rights, which he had vested...

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Murky trade mark mess as German Merck takes action against Facebook for US Merck use of Facebook page

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

Merck KGaA has applied for a court order to receive information from Facebook after the German drugs giant claims to have discovered that the social networking site had allegedly allowed its American pharmaceutical...

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ICO publishes briefing on the future of data protection in the EU

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a briefing outlining the European Commission’s (EC) proposals to reform the Data Protection Directive, and sets out its views on a number of...

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OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

25 November 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has announced that it is investigating patent litigation agreements relating to paroxetine. Paroxetine is a medicine used in the treatment of disorders such as depression and...

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Small claims service for IP claims announced

25 November 2011 | Simon Weinberg

The Intellectual Property Office has announced that it will introduce a small-claims service for intellectual property cases, which will be heard in the Patents County Court. The Hargreaves Digital Opportunity...

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Latest news and views tagged intellectual property rights

Use of story in book for script ruled off side – Hodgson and Jarvie v Isaac and Notting Hill Movies, Patents County Court

Customs officials cannot seize counterfeit goods that are merely in transit in the EU and not intended for sale in the EU – Philips v Lucheng and Nokia v HMRC, European Court of Justice

Intellectual Property Office consults on Government plans to implement Hargreaves recommendations on modernising copyright law

Advertising laws for the Olympics come into force

“The Patent Cliff – Lipitor goes over the Edge”

Rooney hits the winner as image right agreement ruled to be a restraint of trade – Proactive Sports Management Ltd v Rooney & Others, Court of Appeal

Murky trade mark mess as German Merck takes action against Facebook for US Merck use of Facebook page

ICO publishes briefing on the future of data protection in the EU

OFT investigates pharma sector patent settlement agreements

Small claims service for IP claims announced

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