Intellectual Property blogs
Protecting inventions – tax breaks for R&D
One of the challenging parts of intellectual property law (especially the protection available from patents), is to find ways of coping with change. When our current system was invented, the speed of development was much slower, and more localised. Now, especially with the internet, we require...
Storm Clouds gather when data centres become insolvent
Many businesses are tempted to place their data in the hands of a trusted online service provider. With the administration of some of data centre provider 2e2's subsidiary companies, some have found out how quickly storm clouds can gather. Even with the most carefully negotiated contract, a...
The BC-UK Co-Production Forum held at MediaCityUK
Following Keith Arrowsmith's work with Screen Yorkshire and the growing level of work for our media team on film projects, we were delighted to be invited to the BC-UK Co-Production Forum held at MediaCityUK this week. The event was coordinated by Creative Loop and the Canadian Media...
Music and video copyright
It may come as a bit of a surprise, but under the UK's current rules, you are not automatically allowed to copy purchased music and videos to new digital devices. Although "ripping” and "sharing” music has become very common, both of these amount to making unauthorised copies of someone...
New regulations for charitable organisations
The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Insolvency and Dissolution) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3013), Charitable Incorporated Organisations (Consequential Amendments) Order 2012 (SI 2012/3014) and Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012 (SI 2012/3012) were made on 5...
Website cookies complaints
The Information Commissioner's Office has published a report on the complaints it has received from members of the public relating to website cookies. The ICO has written to 174 organisations between May and December 2012, and it is currently considering 14 organisations for further...
Fabric Designer can stop competitor
A court report published this
week confirms that a designer and manufacturer of a distinctive tartan fabric
used for upholstery and furnishings (called "Skye Sage”) can stop a competitor
from making an infringing similar design. If you design (or use) fabrics, this
case is helpful...
