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6 May 2021 14:48
Writing, music, pictures and code: CopyrightYou automatically own copyright in most things you create . This means you have the right to use your creations and prevent others from using them . Click here to view an explanation of the rules of copyright ownership in different types of works, and how to protect your copyright in the UK and more...
10 Apr 2019 09:46
Much ado about “Article 13” (or is it 17?)Much ado about “Article 13”, or is it 17?: Since this summer’s European Parliament’s changes on the Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market, “Article 13” has been on everyone’s lips. This post discusses the changes the EU planned to introduce to better protect IP rights while focusing on more...
27 Mar 2019 16:23
Virtuoso Legal successfully defends expedited High Court breach of confidence caseVirtuoso Legal successfully defends expedited High Court breach of confidence case: On 9 January 2019, we updated our readers on a matter where the Virtuoso Legal IP Protect team, led by our director Philip Partington, successfully defended an interim injunction application brought by FreshAsia more...
11 Mar 2019 10:08
Virtuoso Legal IP Top 10: February – Whisky Business, Article 13’s “Door in the Face” and Football StickersWhilst February was the shortest month of the year, it was also extremely eventful. Across the World of IP there were a host of headlines that hit our radar. Here (in no particular order) is a slightly humorous look at 10 stories from the month that caught our eye. Without further ado, here’s our IP more...
7 Feb 2019 15:50
Virtuoso Legal IP Top 10: January 2019 – Big Mac, Fortnite and Trade Mark ReformThe Virtuoso Legal IP round-up is back, with a slightly different format – the IP Top 10. This year we’re going to summarise the ten top stories from the month (rather than providing a complete list of all of the stories that came through our news desk). So without further ado, in no particular more...
1 Feb 2019 11:51
Virtuoso Legal Successful Against Goliaths Twentieth Century Fox in the High Court Transfer ApplicationVirtuoso Legal act for Cyclone Events Limited (“Cyclone”), which is a family-run events company and the Stiwt Arts Trust (“Stiwt”), which runs a 490-seater Stiwt community arts theatre in Rhosllannerchrugog, in the northern Welsh county of Wrexham. Cyclone, Stiwt and their respective directors were more...
9 Jan 2019 15:28
Public Domain Day Grants A *Very* Happy New Year for BookwormsBY GEMMA WILSON The 1st of January 2019 marked the start of a new calendar year and a red letter day in the literary world. “Public Domain Day” informally came into life in the early 2000s as a celebration of the date when copyright protected works become available to the general public. As a more...
7 Jan 2019 16:25
The Virtuoso Legal Team’s Top 8 IP Resolutions for 2019BY MARTIN HENDRY · JANUARY 4, 2019 As the door closes firmly on 2018 (what a year) the prospect of a new year comes into sharp relief. 2019 is full of a unique set of challenges, with a shifting global landscape likely impacting a majority of operators. However a proactive approach can turn more...
8 Nov 2018 10:34
UK copyright law and Nicki Minaj - better to be safe than ‘Sorry’Tracy Chapman is suing Nicki Minaj for copyright infringement after a Minaj track sampling Chapman’s ‘Baby Can I Hold You’ circulated online. It is a reminder to UK businesses that as well as protecting their own intellectual property, they must also be wary of infringing others’ rights. The more...
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