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Jaani Riordan speaks at Protecting the Media conference24 September 2015Jaani Riordan will speak at the IBC Legal’s ‘Protecting the Media’ conference being held at the Millenium Gloucester Hotel in London on 24th September. His talk is entitled: ‘Copyright Trademark & Online Enforcement’
T & A Textiles Hosiery Limited v Hala Textile UK Limited [2015] EWHC 2888 IPEC24 September 2015Ashton Chantrielle appeared for the Defendants, Hala Textile. T&A Textiles alleged infringement of artistic copyright in the drawings of eleven floral bed linen designs and infringement of a UK registered design in respect of packaging. Hala Textile counterclaimed that the registered design was invalid and brought an action for groundless threats of proceedings for design […]
T & A Textiles Hosiery Limited v Hala Textile UK Limited [2015] EWHC 2888 IPEC24 September 2015Ashton Chantrielle appeared for the Defendants, Hala Textile. T&A Textiles alleged infringement of artistic copyright in the drawings of eleven floral bed linen designs and infringement of a UK registered design in respect of packaging. Hala Textile counterclaimed that the registered design was invalid and brought an action for groundless threats of proceedings for design […]
Michael Tappin speaks at annual Patent Seminar22 September 2015Michael Tappin will give a speech entitled “The Intention Requirement” at the King & Wood Malleson’s  ‘A year in Patents Seminar’, their annual analysis of UK and EU patent law and practice.
Jaani Riordan speaks at iCLIC conference18 September 2015Jaani Riordan will be speaking at the iCLIC conference at the Universty of Southampton on Friday 18th September. His talk will cover the ” Impact of the decision by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Delfi v Estonia upon the minimum standards for safe harbour propection of information society provides […]
Jaani Riordan speaks at iCLIC conference18 September 2015 Jaani Riordan will be speaking at the iCLIC conference at the Universty of Southampton on Friday 18th September. His talk will cover the " Impact of the decision by the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights in Delfi v Estonia upon the minimum standards for safe harbour protection of information society provides […]
Martin Howe and James Mellor have been appointed as Appointed Persons for designs and trade marks.17 September 2015Martin Howe QC and James Mellor QC have been appointed as “Appointed Persons” for designs and trade marks. Appointed Persons hear appeals from the Intellectual Property Ofice in relation to their decisions on trade mark and design cases. Martin will hear cases relating to designs and James will hear cases relating to trade marks and designs.
Martin Howe and James Mellor have been appointed as Appointed Persons for designs and trade marks.17 September 2015 Martin Howe QC and James Mellor QC have been appointed as "Appointed Persons" for designs and trade marks. Appointed Persons hear appeals from the Intellectual Property Ofice in relation to their decisions on trade mark and design cases. Martin will hear cases relating to designs and James will hear cases relating to trade marks and designs.
Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC)14 September 2015Tom Jones recently appeared for the Defendants, Artisan Home Improvements Ltd, in a 1 day IPEC trial on liability and quantum concerning photographic copyright. The claim was about photographs of loft conversions appearing on the Claimant’s website. It was alleged that the Defendants had copied those photographs and used them on their own loft conversions […]
Absolute Lofts South West London Ltd v Artisan Home Improvements Ltd [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC)14 September 2015Tom Jones recently appeared for the Defendants, Artisan Home Improvements Ltd, in a 1 day IPEC trial on liability and quantum concerning photographic copyright. The claim was about photographs of loft conversions appearing on the Claimant’s website. It was alleged that the Defendants had copied those photographs and used them on their own loft conversions […]