Verity Ellis
D Young & Co LLP
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Brand owner beats cybersquatter...again!
United Kingdom - March 10 2016 The High Court has confirmed that the mere registration of a domain name may amount to passing off. The court also clarified that it did not have…
Top Secret - Trade Secrets Directive expected to come into force during 2016
European Union, United Kingdom - March 10 2016 The Trade Secrets Directive was initially proposed by the European Commission in November 2013. It followed two studies published in November 2011…
UPC Agreement and UP EU legislation - Draft implementation legislation is laid before UK Parliament
European Union, United Kingdom - February 25 2016 The UK government has concluded its consultation on the legislation required to implement the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement and EU legislation…
Cybersquatting update - High Court applies One in a Million principle in Yoyo.email v Royal Bank of Scotland
United Kingdom - January 29 2016 It has been confirmed that the mere registration of a domain name may amount to passing off. The High Court also clarified that it did not have…
New threats on the horizon - Unjustified threats on IP rights to be overhauled
United Kingdom - January 4 2016 The area of unjustified threats is to be revamped in the near future following the publication of the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats)…
