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“If one is a master of one thing and understands one thing well, one has at the same time insight into and understanding of many things“– Vincent Van Gogh
The team at Virtuoso Legal are continually reviewing the field of intellectual property for impactful news and meaningful changes.
As a forward-thinking law firm, we seek in any given moment to be able to offer cutting-edge advice that reflects the constantly shifting status of the law.
As part of this process we produce weekly “IP Insights”, which catalogue significant changes in IP and their significance.
By Virtuoso Legal
24/01/22
Photo by Nadine Shaabana on Unsplash By Daniel Eid and Cameron Ward Disclaimer: This insight should not be construed as legal advice on any specific facts. The contents are intended for general informational purposes only. You are urged to consult your own solicitor on any specific legal questions you may have. Introduction Patents…
By Virtuoso Legal
14/01/22
Photo by Fakurian Design on Unsplash By Todd Bateman and Dr Martin Douglas Hendry Introduction Well, the past few years have brought a lot of change. Frankly, that's a bit of an understatement. With the pandemic drawing (hopefully) to a close, 2022 looks set to offer its own set of transformations.…
By Virtuoso Legal
14/10/21
Photo by Sergey Zolkin on Unsplash Part of our Virtuoso Vigilance brand protection series. For more information about our Virtuoso Vigilance complete brand protection solution, get in touch with our team here. by Kostas Retzopoulos United Kingdom, October 2021 Background Back in May of this year, the UK Government published the Draft Online Safety…
By Virtuoso Legal
12/08/21
Photo by Jason Dent on Unsplash by Kostas Retzopoulos Part of our Virtuoso Vigilance brand protection series. For more information about our Virtuoso Vigilance complete brand protection solution, get in touch with our team here. Protecting domains In our recent webinars, we focused on the importance of protecting your domain names to…
By Virtuoso Legal
03/03/21
By Catherine Wynn BACKGROUND The Beverly Hills Polo Club (“BPHC”) is a global brand. The Claimant is the proprietor of the registered trade marks for the BPHC brand in the UK. The managing director of the Claimant was in business with his brothers. In 2008, the brothers split from the Claimant company and set…
By Todd Bateman
23/02/21
by Razvan Popa Background On 14 July 2000, the Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus (“FPTCC”) successfully registered the collective trade mark “HALLOUMI”. On 9 July 2014, M.J. Diaries EOOD, a Bulgarian company, applied to register the following logo mark: (the “Application”) Opposition In November, the FPTCC…
By Virtuoso Legal
03/02/21
By Razvan Popa BACKGROUND Earlier this month, Mr Justice Meade issued his decision on the re-trial of Nicholas Martin and ors v Julia Kogan. The case involved ownership of copyright in the script for the Florence Foster Jenkins drama. Mr Martin and Big Hat Stories Limited were looking for a declaration stating that Mr…
By Todd Bateman
22/01/21
By Hallam Whitehead and Catherine Wynn BACKGROUND The two parties in this case, BY and CX, are both private persons operating their own websites. During court proceedings in Sweden, CX submitted to the court – via email – copies of text and a photograph from BY’s website. Sweden has national transparency laws, or freedom…
By Virtuoso Legal
10/12/20
BREXIT AND IP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW This series of blogs by Virtuoso Legal, the IP specialists cover key changes to the status quo and priorities for businesses operating (or planning to) in Europe. By James Gilmer and Liz Ward Introduction What is the current position? For the most part, the IP…
By Virtuoso Legal
04/12/20
BREXIT AND IP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW This series of blogs by Virtuoso Legal, the IP specialists cover key changes to the status quo and priorities for businesses operating (or planning to) in Europe. Virtuoso Legal is offering a limited number of FREE 15-minute IP and Brexit clinics without principal and founder Elizabeth Ward,…
By Virtuoso Legal
02/12/20
BREXIT AND IP: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW This series of blogs by Virtuoso Legal, the IP specialists cover key changes to the status quo and priorities for businesses operating (or planning to) in Europe. Virtuoso Legal is offering a limited number of FREE 15-minute IP and Brexit clinics without principal and founder Elizabeth Ward,…
By Virtuoso Legal
25/11/20
In this edition of our IP top 10, we talk about Nintendo enforcing their IP, WhatsApp opposing a trade mark, and much more. Let’s get underway! Nintendo sues fan for violating copyright “The Missing Link,” a new Zelda fan-made game utilizing a common "ROM-hacking" technique, has been taken down with its game, images and…
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