Intellectual property law

In this part of our blog we follow the latest intellectual property disputes and report on any significant changes to intellectual property law.

Intellectual property, including copyright, patents, and trademarks, plays an important role in today’s technology market. There are numerous ongoing disputes between technological giants, and research and development companies, as they seek to protect their valuable intellectual property rights from being infringed by their competitors.

If you are interested in intellectual property law, make sure you heck our blog regularly, as we’ll update it regularly with all the relevant news.

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Cameron too close to Google, say critics

The Prime Minister’s plans to create a new Silicon Valley in the UK are designed to please Google and will damage the music and film industries, say critics. Cameron told an audience of internet entrepreneurs in Shoreditch, London, last autumn that the founders of Google had told him the copyright laws in the UK are [...]

George Lucas returns to fight copyright battle

George Lucas’s dispute with a British costume over the replication and sale of stormtrooper costumes has reached the Supreme Court.

Emma Thompson in copyright fight over new film

The actress Emma Thompson has found herself in the middle of a copyright dispute over her new film about the 19th century poet and art critic, John Ruskin.

Kodak sue over patent infringements

Kodak is taking legal action against Shutterfly, a web photo site, over alleged infringements of their intellectual property rights. The litigation is being watched closely by other online photo sites as the outcome could have serious repercussions for them.

Nokia v Apple

The Finnish technology giant have fuelled their feud with Apple by launching 13 new complaints alleging the infringement of their intellectual property rights by the Californian-based market leader.

Change to the law could open up BBC treasure chest

The BBC has a veritable treasure chest of recorded material on British artists, actors and musicians that it cannot make public due to the massive administration cost involved in clearing the intellectual property rights.

The Digital Economy Act ‘in limbo’ until next year

The High Court has granted a judicial review of the Digital Economy Act and its proposals which has placed the act in a ‘state of limbo’ until the hearing in February.

Copyright laws to be reviewed for the ‘internet age’

The Prime Minister has announced that Britain’s intellectual property laws are to be reviewed to make them suitable for today’s ‘internet age’.

Peta face legal action for infringing intellectual property rights

The American animal rights group Peta is facing legal action in the UK after the film maker Victor Schonfeld has threatened to sue them over an infringement of copyright.