The Supreme Court published an important judgment on 10 November, in which it rejected an attempt to bring a class action against Google over an alleged breach of data privacy (Lloyd v Google LLC ...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: October Teaser
3rd November 2021
This month’s Briefing leads with two important judgments addressing the conduct of professional representatives in IP cases. The first dealt with a professional negligence claim where a firm of...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: September Teaser
1st October 2021
Two substantial patent judgments from the Court of Appeal lead this month’s Briefing.
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: August Teaser
27th August 2021
The Court of Appeal upheld a finding of likelihood of indirect confusion between EU and UK trade marks for EAGLE RARE (registered for goods in class 33) and a bourbon whiskey sold under the name...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: July Teaser
2nd August 2021
In an important trade mark judgment (Sky v SkyKick), the Court of Appeal reversed the first instance finding that Sky’s trade marks for SKY were partially invalid due to lack of intention to use...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: June Teaser
1st July 2021
Patent cases dominate this month’s IP & IT Briefing. The Court of Appeal discussed ‘purposive construction’ in a case concerning railway trackbeds in which it upheld the first instance finding that...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: May Teaser
15th June 2021
Trade mark and passing off cases feature heavily in this month’s IP & IT Briefing.
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Law Briefing: April Teaser
29th April 2021
Three complex patent cases lead this month’s briefing. Alcon Research LLC & Anor v Actavis Group PTC EHF & Ors concerned a patent for treating glaucoma and ocular hypertension, the validity of which...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: March Teaser
By James Nurton
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IT Law
31st March 2021
This month’s Briefing includes three Court of Appeal judgments, six decisions of the lower courts, two rulings from the CJEU and one from the EPO Enlarged Board of Appeal, as well as a report on the...
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Bloomsbury IP/IT Briefing: February Teaser
2nd March 2021
There was one notable Court of Appeal decision this month, concerning Crown use. In a judgment written by Lord Justice Arnold, the Court reversed the decision of the first instance judge, finding...
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