Patents are the means by which the law protects and encourages inventiveness and original thought and the consequences of infringing them can be severe. In one case, a high street retailer was left to count
A music producer who was assigned copyrights and granted licences in respect of numerous musical recordings by a friend before he died has triumphed in a High Court claim against publishers who exploited the works
Ignoring the intellectual property rights of others can be a road to financial ruin and ultimately to imprisonment. In one case, a trader who dealt in fake designer clothing on an industrial scale was jailed
Patents are an essential means of protecting original ideas from plagiarism and have application to almost every field of human endeavour. In one case, the High Court’s ruling on a case concerning underwater mine clearance
Copyright infringement actions are a highly effective means of protecting original ideas from exploitation by copycats. However, one High Court case concerning floral designs on bed linen underlined that you need to be very sure
Champagne houses are well known for their success in jealously protecting their brands against those who take unfair advantage of their sparkling reputations. In one example, the makers of a premium Champagne triumphed in a
Unprincipled ‘lifting’ of copyright material from the internet is sadly common – but it need not go unpunished. In one case, a loft conversions company was ordered to pay £6,300 in damages to the owner
What’s in a name? A great deal, according to a popular online cosmetics guru who succeeded in wresting control of an Internet domain name which consisted of her elided Christian and surnames with the addition
The effect of state intervention in the banking sector, triggered by the financial crisis, has come under the spotlight in a High Court dispute in which lenders are seeking to recover an $835 million loan
Contrary to popular belief, the Internet is not a free for all and christening websites in breach of others’ rights can have serious consequences. In one case, luxury car makers BMW and Rolls Royce came
