Rosie BurbidgeJan 4, 20223 min readHow do you interpret a copyright contract?The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by HHJ Hacon in the IPEC (first covered on the blog here) that copyright in a number of literary...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 20, 20212 min readCan you protect designs as confidential information?What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 min readA rotten judgment for John LydonWho has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...
Rosie BurbidgeApr 17, 20212 min readHow to avoid penalty clauses in IP Settlement AgreementsA judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 2, 20213 min readCan English passing off override a US contract?Mr Justice Miles’s judgment in Lyle & Scott Limited v American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is an important decision for international fashion...