All Articles in Intellectual property

Italian transport company owner Titus Donner was convicted by the Munich District Court of “aiding and abetting the prohibited commercial exploitation of copyright-protected furniture designs.” But these designs were not…

The “House of Harlot” website (don’t ask) displayed a cropped version of a photo taken by one Emma Delves-Broughton of a model in a forest wearing a House of Harlot…

Could Hewlett Packard patent a computerised method for processing images and categorising features of them into a searchable database? Perhaps surprisingly, and maybe worryingly for big brands with large image…

The Court of Appeal has reached a verdict in a dispute over digital news services involving the Newspaper Licensing Agency and the Public Relations Consultants Association as well as the…

Apple has launched an all-out war on Samsung in respect of the latter’s “Galaxy” range of smartphones and tablets, claiming infringement of various IP rights. In Dusseldorf first an EU…

The recently published Hargreaves Report looked at updating the UK’s copyright laws to make them fit for purpose in the digital age. Although EU law allows a more relaxed regime…

Red soles are the bone of contention in proceedings launched in the US courts by high end shoe brand Christian Louboutin against Gucci-owned Yves St Laurent. Judith Gordon reports on…

The Court was asked to resolve a dust-up between the Newspaper Licensing Agency and the Public Relations Consultants’ Association over online news “clipping” services. Was the NLA entitled to demand…

HM Government is looking at reform of the UK’s copyright regime, last significantly updated back in 1988. One question is whether the defence of “fair dealing” is too narrowly drawn…

A High Court ruling in favour of the manufacturers of the always cheerful Henry vacuum cleaner held that a rival’s proposed replica would have deceived consumers and shows that goodwill…

Google recently got a key US patent for location-based advertising and updated a number of other patents covering online advertising tools. Will these have a major impact on web and…