The Intellectual Property Bill "more evolution than revolution" *

United Kingdom - May 20 2013
The new Intellectual Property Bill proposes provisions to implement the UPC; new criminal penalties for intentional Registered Design infringement…

Co-authors: Joel Smith.

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Supreme Court's opinion on browsing: the longer view *

United Kingdom - May 3 2013
As Lord Sumption said in the opening words of the Supreme Court's judgment in The Public Relations Consultants Association v The Newspaper Licensing…

Co-authors: Joel Smith.

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Objections to the unitary patent dismissed by Court of Justice but obstacles still in the path of the unified patent system *

European Union - April 16 2013
In a decision in Joined cases C-274/11 and C-295/11 Spain and Italy v Council, published today, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has…

Co-authors: Alex Freelove, Sebastian Moore.

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One click from your customer and you're a joint tortfeasor - joint liability with third parties for downloading infringing material *

United Kingdom - March 18 2013
The Court of Appeal has held that the provision of facilities to download infringing material onto a user's computer is inevitably a joint act of…

Co-authors: Joel Smith.

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"Communication to the public" includes "live" streaming of TV content to licensed recipients *

European Union - March 11 2013
The CJEU has held that TVCatchup's live streaming of UK free-to-view terrestrial television broadcasts infringes authors' rights to control…

Co-authors: Joel Smith.

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