Court awards more than £900,000+ in costs for Ed Sheeran’s copyright dispute
Trade mark attorney Vishal Dattani analyses the costs risks for complex copyright litigation in the High Court
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Bolt succeed in invalidity action against Beebolt
Based on the grounds of likelihood of confusion, and reputation of an existing mark, the UK IPO has issued a decision confirming victory for the Estonian on-demand transportation platform, Bolt.
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AI patent filings in the field of traffic and transportation engineering
This analysis looks at patent filings in traffic and transportation engineering. Our patent attorneys examine the direction of patent trends in this emerging field.
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The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – The direction of aerospace innovation
In this episode, patent attorney and partner Ean Davies, and trainee patent attorney and space enthusiast Jordan Tinkler, are joined by Theo Youds, aerospace engineering master’s student at Leeds University, and founder of the Leeds University Rocketry Association (LURA).
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Attending the Manchester Legal Awards
On Thursday 09 June 2022, I attended the Manchester Legal Awards at the Midland Hotel with some of my colleagues from the Manchester office. It was the first time that the event had been held for two years due to the pandemic.
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Femtech: The Rise of Female-Focused Innovation
This article discusses examples of femtech innovations that have been patented in recent years.
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The direction of AI patent filings for autonomous vehicles
We look at AI patent filing trends relating to autonomous vehicles. What is the direction of innovation, and who are the key patent filers in this technology area?
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The IPEC says mais oui, mais oui, to protecting fictional characters
For the first time, UK courts have recognised that a fictional character can be protected by copyright in its own right, independent from scripts.
Read more The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – understanding the Unified Patent Court (UPC)
Partners and patent attorneys Kate Hickinson and Julia Gwilt discuss how the UPC might work in practice, including the pros and cons of using this new court for infringement and invalidity actions.
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AI patent filing trends in aerospace and avionics
In this article, we look at AI patent filing trends across aerospace and avionics, and identify the key filers in these fields.
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Appleyard Lees’ professional development program (PDP)
On the 11th and 12th of May, Appleyard Lees held a professional development program (PDP) in Leeds for the trainees at the firm. The PDP featured talks on various topics, presented by people in several positions across the firm, as well as an external presenter. PDP was an invaluable experience to all regardless of whether we had just started a few weeks ago or a few years ago.
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