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Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 7
23 April 2018
Welcome to the 7th edition of our Brands & IP newsnotes put together to bring you the latest, and most interesting legal developments affecting intellectual property law. In this issue we cover; Nando’s taking legal action against ‘copycat’ restaurant, Fernando’s, Sky v SkyKick referred to CJEU, Brexit & IP, IP & trading names, luxury brand owners rights to prohibit reselling of their products through some internet platforms and Time’s up for Smartwatch appeal.
Brexit means BrexIP? (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 7)
23 April 2018
Struggling to keep up with Brexit? IP Newsnotes brings you the latest on the negotiations as they impact IP.
News Focus: LinkedIn
03 February 2012
HR debate rages over a case for constructive dismissal arising from a breach of social media policy. The full article can be read on peoplemanagement.co.uk
The internet needs new boundaries
14 September 2012
Partner Rod Dadak suggests that in the wake of Prince Harry's notorious photos being published, more needs to be done to ensure the protection of privacy in the age of the internet.
ISBA/IPA launch new client/agency framework contracts
09 June 2015
ISBA and the IPA are this week launching two new flexible framework contract templates designed as a starting point to help clients and agencies formalise their relationships in an era where services are converging and relationships becoming more multi-functional and complex.
Alex Kelham interviewed for New Law Journal
19 April 2017
In the interview Alex Kelham discusses her route into becoming an in-house lawyer, as well as commenting on her involvement at the London 2012 Olympics.
Digital Economy Act 2017 - the new Electronic Communications Code
07 July 2017
The Code was first introduced in 1984. It was then called the Telecommunications Code, and addressed the installation of landline equipment. Revisions in 2003 extended the scope to incorporate digital technology, but problems with the amended Code soon emerged.
Data Analytics – navigating the legal issues
28 March 2017
The collection, analysis and exploitation of athlete data is now vital to the success of many sports teams on the field of the play, and increasingly a valuable asset that can be exploited.
Is the ASA killing native advertising?
22 January 2016
Brinsley Dresden has authored an article for Marketing Magazine which discusses the Advertising Standards Authority's recent decision relating to an advertorial on BuzzFeed and the impact the ruling may have on the use of native advertising.
Immigration and nationality
28 October 2016
Andrew Osborne has commented in the Lawyer Monthly on the potential Brexit effects and impacts on the sports sector, and the business therein.
Brands and IP myth busters
22 May 2017
Key take-aways from our recent Brands and IP: Myth Busters seminar.
Multiple attraction
03 February 2012
Sara Cohen considers the single contract multiple completion route in relation to private company share buybacks.
Mansplaining, micro-inequities and managers
21 September 2017
Over the years, awareness of discrimination has increased significantly. Almost everyone will (hopefully) be able to spot direct discrimination when they see it. For example, subjecting a gay worker to homophobic abuse, sacking a woman as soon as she announces her pregnancy, or telling a Muslim colleague that her hijab “made her look like a terrorist” (as was alleged in a recent Employment Tribunal claim).
Michael Burd comments in The Guardian: Lloyd's alcohol ban challenges City of London's drinking culture
20 February 2017
Chair of the Partnership and Employment law specialist, Michael Burd, has commented in an article for The Guardian as Lloyd's of London introduce it's zero-tolerance ban on alcohol during working hours.
Financial liabilities for LLP members: how limited?
12 April 2012
In Accountancy Age's article, Miguel Pereira discusses the financial liabilities and risks for limited liability partnerships (LLPs) members, which whilst very low, there are still some areas where there are risks which members of LLPs may be unaware of.
Estranged hedge fund couple to meet in court
06 March 2013
In their City Diary, the Daily Telegraph have mentioned Lewis Silkin's representation of Ikos co-founder, Martin Coward. Coward's dispute is with his wife, Elena Ambrosiadou, who built up Ikos Partners with him. Ambrosiadou has arrived in London from her Greek-Cypriot home to fight her intellectual property dispute with him.
Compulsory mediation?
11 January 2018
In October 2017 the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its interim report on the future role of alternative approaches to dispute resolution (ADR). The report makes various recommendations as well as inviting responses. It follows input from a working group tasked in January 2017 to examine uptake of ADR in civil justice. The primary purpose of the report is to find ways to encourage its use.
The media defamation and lawyers
18 April 2016
We have been quoted in an article by the Law Society Gazette about defamation in the media.
Learning Curve : Doing an MBA
08 November 2012
Managing Partner Ian Jeffery talks about the value of an MBA in the legal sector in an article for The Lawyer.
Brexit: how it may impact commercial contracts in the EU?
22 June 2016
Brexit, and the possibility that the United Kingdom as we know it today may leave the EU, will undoubtedly raise many implications for commercial contracts. A likely cause for major disruption in trading conditions in the UK and in the EU, many commercial deals may have overlooked the Brexit implications and failed to be negotiated and documented accordingly. We will discuss the points contractual parties should take on board so as to be prepared in case of Brexit.