News & Articles

15th October 2012New Small Claims Track for IP cases
On 1st October, the Patents County Court introduced a small claims track which aims to deal with certain copyright, trademark, trade secrets and unregistered design right disputes in a more informal and cost effective manner. The normal rules of disclosure and evidence are significantly relaxed ...
19th September 2012Patent Box Tax Relief
Companies involved in patenting and who pay Corporation Tax may be able to obtain significant tax relief under plans unveiled by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and incorporated in the Finance Act 2012 (Schedule 2). The legislation is part of the Government’s aim to encourage innovation in ...
4th September 2012Bands Settle on TM Dispute
X-Factor boy-band One Direction have settled their trade mark dispute with a US punk group of the same name. Earlier this year, the US band filed a claim for trade mark infringement on the basis of a US trade mark registration and the UK band’s marketing in the USA which the US band ...
31st August 2012Apple v Samsung US Ruling
In the latest instalment of the so-called smartphone war, a US District Court on 24th August 2012 found that Samsung infringed a number of Apple’s US intellectual property rights, including patent and design rights for Apple’s smartphone and tablet products. Samsung who also own a ...

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