Intellectual Property - Recent Developments & Case Law Round-Up

Introduction

What’s new in intellectual property at the moment?

IP is always a fast-moving area of law, not only developing as the courts hand down new judgments but constantly responding to technological and other external changes.

This webinar is for lawyers looking for an update across all types of IP rights.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Trade mark infringement online - liability where UK consumers buy infringing goods from foreign websites: Supreme Court’s judgment in Lifestyle Equities CV v Amazon UK Services Ltd
• Supermarket own-brand trade mark dispute - Thatchers Cider Company Limited v Aldi Stores Ltd
• Scope of device mark registration - Umbro footwear logo: Iconix Luxembourg Holdings Sarl -V- Dream Pairs Europe Inc
• Acquiescence in trade mark use - Industrial Cleaning Equipment v Intelligent Cleaning Equipment
• Appeal decisions on bad faith and broad trade mark specifications in Sky v Skykick (Supreme Court) and Lidl v Tesco (Court of Appeal)
• Supreme Court’s judgment on liability of directors - Lifestyle Equities CV v Ahmed
• Training generative AI models - Getty Images (US) Inc v Stability AI Ltd
• UK government approach to AI and copyright
• Originality test for copyright - the same test as the EU? Court of Appeal in THJ v Sheridan
• Threats claims for online takedown notices - Court of Appeal in NOCO Co v Shenzhen Carku Technology Co Ltd
• Patents - Supreme Court’s final word on non-human inventors: Thaler v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
• Patent litigation procedure - capped costs pilot for Shorter Trials Scheme patent litigation, and new EPO opposition acceleration policy
• Registered design infringement - the Court of Appeal’s decision on festive gin bottles in Marks & Spencer PLC v Aldi Stores Limited

This pre-recorded webinar will be streamed at 12:30pm on Friday 2nd August 2024 and will remain available to view by delegates who have registered by then for 90 days.