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Advocate General dismisses Spain's illegality claims against the Unitary Patent
On 18 November 2014, Advocate General (AG) Yves Bot rejected arguments advanced by Spain on the illegality of the two EU regulations which establish the European Unitary Patent; he defended the
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IPEC damages cap of £500,000 does not apply separately to each defendant in an action where there are multiple defendants
SummaryIn the case of Abbott and another v Design & Display Ltd and another [2014] EWHC 3234 (IPEC), 10 October 2014, Mr Justice Birss ruled that the IPEC damages cap of £500,000 as set out in CPR
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Siemens ordered to disclose customer information
Wobben Properties GmbH v Siemens Plc & Ors concerns a claim brought by Wobben for patent infringement (in relation to European Patent EP (UK) 0 847 496)) against eight defendants. The patented
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Voluntary copyright regime ousts Digital Economy Act anti-piracy provisions
Representatives from the UK's creative industries (including the British Phonographic Industry and Motion Picture Association) and ISPs in the UK have joined forces with the government to launch a
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Collecting society regulations come into force
Following a recommendation in the Hargreaves review of intellectual property, on 6 April 2014, the Copyright (Regulation of Relevant Licensing Bodies) Regulations 2014 ("the Regulations") came into