Intellectual property

Articles

21 Sept 2016

FRAND and deliver: Telco patents work out

Fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms have led to a huge decrease in patent litigation between telecommunications companies, writes Gwilym Roberts

8 Aug 2016

Keep calm and plan ahead

Jonathan Silverman addresses the potential effects of Brexit on IP practitioners and clients

14 Jun 2016

One-third of EU SMEs suffer from IP infringement

Three in five firms say that securing their intellectual property rights was a positive step

13 Jun 2016

IP litigation and Brexit

Giovanni Guglielmetti and Marco Blei discuss how the outcome of the referendum could affect the new EU-wide patent system

14 Apr 2016

Stairway to trial

US judges finds 'substantial' similarity between the first two minutes of rock songs

18 Mar 2016

Hollywood studios Kling-on to Star Trek themes in copyright case

Crowdfunded film locked in battle over its use of franchise elements

9 Mar 2016

'Trunki' design rights ruling paves way for more copycats, claims City lawyer

Design rights are for the protection of designs, not ideas, says Lord Neuberger

3 Feb 2016

Unitary patents 101

Tom Hamer provides the answers to any questions clients might have on the new unitary patent, the Unified Patent Court, and the possible impact on patent proprietors across Europe