The European Championship has kicked off, and in the first of our series of blogs with the Euro 2024 tournament as our focus, we are going to explore another side to the Euros...more
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence (AI) have overhauled business models in many sectors. With productivity in the construction industry lagging behind other sectors, does AI present opportunities to innovate and...more
5/2/2024
/ Architects ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Construction Industry ,
Design-Build ,
General Contractors ,
Information Reports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Machine Learning ,
Project Management ,
Smart Contracts ,
Standard Form Contracts ,
UK ,
Urban Planning & Development
A recent study by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) provides useful support for those working to develop and protect valuable IP rights. It reveals that European...more
11/28/2023
/ Early Stage Companies ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Financing ,
Funding ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investors ,
Patents ,
Startups ,
Venture Capital
Imagine...you own a site. You give an option to a developer to buy that site subject to obtaining planning permission. It gets the planning permission, using planning drawings prepared by a firm of architects that it engages,...more
As the end of December 2020 approaches, IP owners preparing for the end of the transition period need to be aware of the changes being made to the exhaustion of IP rights regime, to: (i) avoid being caught off guard and...more
The UK introduced the free-standing (‘sui generis’) EU database right in 1997. This right gives protection to a maker of a database, where a substantial investment has been made in either obtaining, verifying or presenting...more
12/17/2020
/ Copyright ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Data Transfers ,
Databases ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Transitional Arrangements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
Reducing sources of counterfeit or grey market goods is a perennial challenge for every brand owner. Recent parallel developments in the EU and the US show how legislators are tackling the issue of counterfeit goods on online...more
3/13/2020
/ Congressional Committees ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Counterfeiting ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
OECD ,
Online Marketplace ,
Pending Legislation ,
Public Consultations ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademarks