From the complex legal matters involved in IP prosecution and maintenance, to the increasing difficulties media companies, content creators and producers encounter on a daily basis, Lawyer Monthly has been speaking with Jane Hyndman, General Counsel at Compact Media Group, this month. Jane details the roles she is involved in at Compact Media, discusses the […]
Allen & Overy recently announced the appointments of Mark Heaney and David Stone to the international IP practice. Both join from Simmons & Simmons and build on the news that Marc Döring and Marjan Noor will also be joining the team. This four partner move demonstrates A&O’s commitment to the IP sector by doubling the […]
Evidence from the Hillsborough disaster was originally only in the form of tatty notebooks and water impaired folders, until a series of floppy disks came to light and critical documents were found. Further to this, film and photographic evidence has also been recovered aiding the resolution of the case. Evidence is crucial in all cases, […]
With the dust settling on the UK’s decision to leave the EU, Blacks Solicitors’ Phil Gorski takes a closer look at the impact this will have on cybersecurity and intellectual property for businesses. How Brexit will affect data protection in the UK? UK businesses have for some time now been thinking carefully about what they […]
A strict new copyright law will ensure extra protection for artists and designers from those attempting to rip off their designs, says Tayside solicitors and property agents Miller Hendry. The law, which extends design copyright from 25 to 70 years, is aimed at preventing people and businesses producing replicas and knock-offs of the work of […]
The augmented reality game Pokémon Go may have taken over the public consciousness but it is creating serious questions around the issues of privacy and property, says UK Tayside based solicitors and estate agents Miller Hendry. The cultural sensation that is crashing servers, topping download charts, losing people off cliffs and generating plenty of news headlines is also […]
This week, Eurojust and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to further expand the existing fruitful collaboration to support European prosecutors working with cases concerning violations of intellectual property rights (IPRs). The MOU, signed at Eurojust headquarters in The Hague (Netherlands), will enable the further development of specific […]
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