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**By way of an update, on 29 July 2020 the EPO has decided to postpone all oral proceedings in examination and opposition proceedings scheduled until 31 December 2020 (previous date was 14 September 2020) unless they...more
The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more
7/9/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
China ,
CNIPA ,
Court Closures ,
Court Schedules ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
France ,
Germany ,
GPTO ,
INPI ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Italy ,
Japan ,
JPO ,
Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) ,
Mexico ,
Plant Patents ,
Singapore ,
Spain ,
UK ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
Towards the end of last year the UK government published draft legislation on copyright, which will come into force if there is a no-deal Brexit. We are publishing a series of blogs on the impact of the Copyright SI. In this...more
On 26 October 2018, the UK government published a draft version of a statutory instrument (Copyright SI) and explanatory note together with guidance issued by the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) which explain the...more
11/26/2018
/ Broadcasting ,
CDPA ,
Copyright ,
Country of Origin ,
Cross-Border ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
No-Deal Brexit ,
Online Platforms ,
Portability ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)
The Supreme Court handed down its much anticipated judgment in Cartier International AG v British Telecommunications Plc yesterday. ...more
6/14/2018
/ Appeals ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Counterfeit Goods Regulation ,
Counterfeiting ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Reversal ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Supreme Court ,
Websites
On Saturday, 9 June 2018, with little or no fanfare, the UK’s Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc) Regulations 2018 (SI 2018 No. 597) came into force. ...more
On 28 March 2018 the Commission published a Notice to Stakeholders on the Withdrawal of the UK and EU rules in the field of Copyright. The Notice reminds stakeholders that, unless the UK comes to an agreement with the EU,...more
4/6/2018
/ Broadcasting ,
Copyright ,
Country of Origin ,
Cross-Border ,
Digital Media ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Portability ,
Referendums ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The UKIPO has this week issued a consultation paper on the proposed UK Trade Secrets (Enforcement, etc.) Regulations 2018. The consultation seeks the views of interested parties on the draft Regulations which are intended to...more
While the UK Court of Appeal has opened the door for broadband ISP blocking to combat trademark or copyright-infringing activities, the picture in the United States, China and Hong Kong is more complex.
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1/13/2017
/ Aiding and Abetting ,
Broadband ,
China ,
Content Publishing ,
Contributory Infringement ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Services ,
DMCA ,
Domain Names ,
Film Industry ,
Hong Kong ,
Injunctions ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) ,
Internet Streaming ,
Music Industry ,
Online Platforms ,
Online Videos ,
Popular ,
Television Programming ,
Third-Party ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Websites