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Court deems similar designs derived from claimant’s product and another source not to infringe claimant’s – Albert Packaging v Nampak Cartons, High Court

8 July 2011 | Paul Gershlick | 1 comment

This case surrounds the design of tortilla wrap cartons. AP made and sold packaging for the product. The cartons had been supplied by an intermediary who subsequently used NC to do it. AP claimed that...

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Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

6 June 2011 | Mark Weston

Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his report on intellectual property rights that had been commissioned by David Cameron in November last year. His report makes ten recommendations, which include...

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European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

6 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission has published a proposed Regulation regarding the customs enforcement of intellectual property rights. If implemented, the Regulation would update the Counterfeit Goods Regulation...

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People accused of confidential information misuse have to give self-incriminatory evidence about themselves – Gray and Coogan v News Group Newspapers and Mulcaire, High Court

18 March 2011 | Mark Weston

People who are accused of misusing confidential information have no immunity from giving self-incriminatory evidence, the High Court has ruled. In an action brought against News Group Newspapers and a...

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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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Reservation of rights can constitute an unjustified threat of unregistered design right infringement rules High Court – Grimme Landmashinenfabrik v Scott (t/a Scotts Potato Machinery), High Court…

2 December 2009 | Samantha Lloyd

The High Court has ruled that a reservation of rights to commence proceedings can constitute an unjustified threat of infringement even where the letter expressly stated that there was no intention of...

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Latest news and views tagged unregistered design right

Court deems similar designs derived from claimant’s product and another source not to infringe claimant’s – Albert Packaging v Nampak Cartons, High Court

Hargreaves Digital Opportunity Report of intellectual property published

European Commission updates counterfeit goods regulation to help rights holders better enforce rights

People accused of confidential information misuse have to give self-incriminatory evidence about themselves – Gray and Coogan v News Group Newspapers and Mulcaire, High Court

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

Reservation of rights can constitute an unjustified threat of unregistered design right infringement rules High Court – Grimme Landmashinenfabrik v Scott (t/a Scotts Potato Machinery), High Court…

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