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UKIPO invites views on UK parallel trade system post-Brexit

29 Jul 2021

Relevant to all UK consumers, The UK Intellectual Property Office has produced a consultation paper on the future of the UK's exhaustion of intellectual property rights and parallel trade regime post-Brexit.

WBD advises Northern Telecom on latest acquisition

26 Jul 2021

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD) has advised Leeds-based telecoms provider Northern Telecom on its acquisition of IT support and security specialist Soda Consulting.

The post-pandemic hybrid workplace and increased cyber risks

20 Jul 2021

The pandemic has marked a turning point in cybersecurity and law firms are a significant and growing target of cybercriminals. With many firms adopting a new permanent "hybrid" working system we consider the risks, how PII policies might respond to a cyber claim and what changes may lie ahead.

WBD completes the latest in a series of sales of UK e-commerce retailers

16 Jul 2021

Brexit and patents

02 Jul 2021

As the European patent regime is not an instrument of the European Union ("EU"), it has remained largely unaffected by Brexit. The European Patent Convention 2000 and its various protocols are not part of the accumulated body of EU law. The current membership of the European Patent Office numbers 38 countries, which is a far greater number than the current 27 member states of the EU. The membership of the United Kingdom ("UK") to the Patent Cooperation Treaty also remains unaffected.

Brexit and exhaustion of rights

02 Jul 2021

Parallel trade is the import (and export) of genuine goods protected by intellectual property ("IP") rights, and occurs where the IP rights are said to have been 'exhausted' – where the goods are put on the relevant market by, or with the consent of, the IP-right owner.

"The bad guys do not appoint Art.27 representatives", but is representative liability a step too far under Article 27 of the GDPR?

09 Jun 2021

If you are intending to process the personal data of people in the UK or EU, you either need to be based in the UK or EU or have appointed a representative there. To date, the exact role of a so-called "Article 27 Rep" has been far from clear.

Womble Bond Dickinson’s Legal Guide to Starting a Business in the United States

26 May 2021

Brexit and designs

18 May 2021

Since 1 January 2021, the scope of protection afforded by registered Community designs ("RCDs") has not extended to the United Kingdom ("UK"). However, each owner of a RCD that was registered and published before or on 31 December 2020 has been granted a comparable registered and enforceable IP right in the UK, known as the 're-registered design' – hereafter "RRD" – which came into force automatically and free of charge on 1 January 2021.

Brexit and trade marks

18 May 2021

Since 1 January 2021, the scope of protection afforded by European Union ("EU") trade mark registrations has not extended to the United Kingdom ("UK"). However, each owner of an EU trade mark ("EUTM") that was registered before or on 31 December 2020 has been granted a comparable registered and enforceable intellectual property ("IP") right in the UK, known as the 'comparable trade mark (EU)' – hereafter "CM(EU)" – which came into force automatically and free of charge on 1 January 2021.

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UKIPO invites views on UK parallel trade system post-Brexit

WBD advises Northern Telecom on latest acquisition

The post-pandemic hybrid workplace and increased cyber risks

WBD completes the latest in a series of sales of UK e-commerce retailers

Brexit and patents

Brexit and exhaustion of rights

"The bad guys do not appoint Art.27 representatives", but is representative liability a step too far under Article 27 of the GDPR?

Womble Bond Dickinson’s Legal Guide to Starting a Business in the United States

Brexit and designs

Brexit and trade marks

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