The EU Copyright Directive is intended to bring rules around content in line with the digital age. The proposed new rules have ignited a battle between the likes of Google, Facebook and YouTube and owners/creators...

Managing Intellectual Property has published the first set of ranking results for the 2022 edition of IP STARS.

Specification of trade marks must be consistent with the essential function of indicating origin of the goods and services or risk being partially invalid for bad faith

EU and UK data protection legislation contains long standing restrictions around transferring personal data to third countries outside of the European Economic Area

The EPO has announced that it intends to adjust the start date of its transitional measures for Unitary Patents (UP) to 1 January 2023.

As we head into a new season, it's a good time to revisit the current status of protection for Essentially Derived Varieties (EDVs) and plants derived from New Genomic Techniques (NGTs).

HGF will continue to advise and to act for our clients in all aspects of patents, trade marks and designs across Europe and will put in place strategies to enable our clients to address the changing landscape in Europe.

AG Tanchev has given his (long awaited) Opinion in the case of "Sky v SkyKick"

The aerospace sector faces profound opportunities and risks in the burgeoning field of electrification technologies, evidenced by a surge in patent filings across sectors like batteries and clean energy. Vigilant IP strategies are essential to navigate these dynamics effectively.

In this issue, there is a focus on counterfeiting issues in the context of a variety of different IP rights.

here is a lingering impact of Brexit on design and trade mark rights in the world of fashion. You might have thought that Brexit... no longer has an impact of IP law in the fashion world

The US patent office declares an interference between the intellectual property held by the Broad Institute and several patent applications filed by the University of California – opposite its previous ruling.

Consumer products group Proctor and Gamble have filed trade mark application for terms such as "LOL" (Laugh Out Loud), "NBD" (No Big Deal) and even WTF (we'll leave you to Google that one) to presumably be used to market products.

The invention in this case related to methods for producing a human-pig chimera, capable of producing human blood cells and vessels...

Unwired Planet, a non-practising entity, have been granted injunction against Huawei in SEP/FRAND case before the UK Patent's Court.

World Intellectual Property Day is on 26th April. This year's theme is IP & SME's: Taking your ideas to market.

In 2012, a music company, VMG Salsoul LLC sued Pettibone and Warner for copyright infringement, arguing that Pettibone had copied a portion of the song "Love Break"

Several ASA decisions published today highlight the continued focus by the ASA on advertising high fat, sugar or salt products ("HFSS") to children.

Information Commissioner's Office substantially reduces the intended fine following BA submissions and full consideration of the issues.

Alongside all the excitement in the run-up to the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), data protection was also in the news following revelations around Cambridge Analytica's...