Europe: Intellectual Property

It is not unusual to see Instagram Reels from independent designers lamenting about their designs having been copied, which can be deeply frustrating to see when, oftentimes...

If an application for provisional measures is to be served under the Hague Convention, and the authority responsible for the service informs the Court several months after the request that service...

System of penalties under the Rules of Procedure, specifics of a penalty order (R. 354.3, R.354.4 RoP): Pursuant to R. 354.3 RoP an order or decision may include an order for the forfeiture of a penalty sum in case...

Companies should make a point of reviewing their intellectual property rights on a regular basis. With a little effort today, it's possible to avoid major and costly problems tomorrow.

In a third party appeal concerning the "proper scope of redactions of a non-party's confidential information in a FRAND judgment", the Court of Appeal (CoA) has confirmed the test for redaction of confidential information...

The Communiqué Amending the Communiqué (Communiqué No: 2010/3) on the Regulation of the Right of Access to the File and Protection of Trade Secrets (Communiqué No: 2025/3) ("New Communiqué")...

En juin 2025, la Cour d'appel de Paris a donné raison au célèbre horloger de luxe Rolex dans un contentieux de longue date l'opposant à Pinel et Pinel au sujet...

In the world of hospitality, your premises licence is the cornerstone of your business operation. Whether you run a buzzing bar, a boutique hotel...

Lesley Harper and Jo Soar from our fabulous Licensing team visited Derby, to judge the Best Bar Award in the Marketing Derby Food and Drink Awards.

Companies should make a point of reviewing their intellectual property rights on a regular basis. With a little effort today, it's possible to avoid major and costly problems tomorrow.

Rebecca Field and Lee Curtis interview their HGF colleague Rachel Platts about the UKIPO's consultation on proposed changes to UK design law and their impact on fashion design.

Het auteursrecht beschermt een breed scala aan creaties (variërend van romans tot choreografieën en computerprogramma's), op voorwaarde dat deze werken origineel zijn en op een of andere manier tot uitdrukking worden gebracht, bijvoorbeeld geschreven, geschilderd of opgenomen.