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Unilever – Too Big to Pay?

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The Court’s decision rested on whether the patents provided outstanding benefit to the employer’s undertaking.  On 23 October, the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) handed down its highly anticipated ruling in Shanks v Unilever [2019]...more

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UK: Drop in the ocean – Employee's invention not profitable enough for compensation

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The UK Court of Appeal confirmed on 18 January that an employee was not entitled to any compensation from his employer for the income generated by his patented inventions, as the returns did not amount to an “outstanding...more

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