28 March 2017
Theresa May recently gave notice to the EU under the now-famous “Article 50”. So what will this change in terms of intellectual property?
[Read more...]10 June 2016
There are fears that the UK could miss out on a potential EU-wide intellectual property protection and lose its voice in shaping legislation
In the lead-up to the EU referendum on 23 June 2016, many questions have been raised about the potential impact of a "Brexit" on intellectual property law and practice in the UK. Intellectual Property specialist Michael Downing, Partner at Downing IP looks at what this might mean for businesses.
[Read more...]17 February 2016
The creators of one of YouTube's biggest channels are currently engaged in an explosive internet controversy surrounding their usage of copyright and trademark law
The first week of February 2016 will always be remembered as one of the most controversial sequence of days in all of online video history. Why? YouTube creators Benny and Rafi Fine of the popular The Fine Bros. channel tried to introduce a new program called React World, which would allow other creators to license their own versions of the "react" video format popularized by The Fine Bros.
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