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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
13/05/19
Jaguar Land Rover wins Landmark IP case against Jinagling Motors UK-based luxury car-maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) won a intellectual-property court victory in China last month over a Chinese rival that was making what was determined to be a copycat model. Jiangling Motors was found guilty of copying JLR’s Evoque SUV, with its strikingly similar…
By virtuoso
03/04/19
Intern Oscar Guardo has helped rifle through the stories that moved and shook the month; identifying 10 tasty morsels for your consideration. Here, in no particular order is our IP top 10! #10 Fallout: Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market After two and a half years of continuous controversy, the European Parliament has…
By virtuoso
06/03/19
#10 EU Digital Copyright Directive, Article 11 and 13 in their Final Form: a (Small) Compromise? After much worry about what form the EU Copyright Directive would take in its final form – it appears that a compromise (of sorts) has been reached. Some may argue that this was simply a case of the “door…
By virtuoso
04/02/19
So without further ado, in no particular order, here’s everything you missed, but need to know, in IP this month from outside of Virtuoso Legal. (And also a few bits from December). #10 Big Mac Under Attack in the EU In one of the most remarkable pieces of trade mark revocation / cancellation news we…
By Haydn Fox
27/09/18
In this 3rd of our series breaking down world-beating brands we look at the Huawei. This instalment follows prior entries looking at: Under Armour and Tesla. Brand Breakdown 003 – Huawei Huawei is a communications technology company headquartered in China. It is based out of the Chinese industrial innovation centre of Shenzhen, Guandong. In…
By Haydn Fox
13/06/18
In this 2nd instalment of Brand Breakdown, we look at Tesla, the innovative automotive manufacturer – and how its brand and registered trade marks support their mission. (This instalment follows the inaugural brand breakdown which focused on Under Armour’s category disrupting brand). Brand Breakdown 002 Tesla Tesla Inc.’s journey began 15 years ago when…
By Haydn Fox
10/04/18
In this ongoing series, our intellectual property specialists look at how some of the world’s most innovative businesses have built world-beating brands upon registered trade marks. Brand Breakdown 001 Under Armour In 1996 Under Armour Inc. was founded in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Under Armour have since become known for producing sports apparel, as well…
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