With effect from 1 January 2021, UK legislation has been amended to incorporate EU law on SPCs into UK national law, and to make various adjustments to it. While the previous systems and processes largely remain the same, there are some key changes that users of the system should be aware of.
UK based tribute act, Pearl Jamm, claims to have received a cease and desist letter from the internationally renowned alternative rock band Pearl Jam.
As 2021 begins, it seems to be an appropriate time to look back on one of the most extraordinary years of our lives. In this article, we provide a brief overview of some of the top intellectual property stories of 2020 that may be of interest to our Chinese and British readers.
In todays’ decision in Illumina v Latvia MGI, Birss J has made the first application of the sufficiency principles from the Supreme Court’s decision in Regeneron to process claims in a case relating to DNA sequencing technology.
Following a 2019 decision by the Court of Appeal to remit this copyright ownership and infringement case back to the High Court for a retrial, former couple Nick Martin & Julia Kogan once again clashed before Meade J over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 Hollywood film “Florence Foster Jenkins”.
With the Brexit transition period drawing to an end, this decision constitutes the last Community design case before the UK courts and represents a rare success story for a claimant in asserting infringement of a registered design.