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  • UK extends copyright for mass-produced products

    April 26, 2013

    The UK has brought its copyright protection into line with the rest of the EU for mass-produced designs, and introduced rules for orphan works

  • EU court: Retransmitting free TV programmes infringes copyright

    March 07, 2013

    The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled that a service provided by UK company TVCatchup infringes copyright because it falls within the definition of a “communication to the public”

  • What's on week beginning March 4

    March 01, 2013

    Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and court cases taking place this week

  • Judge issues blocking order in music copyright case

    February 28, 2013

    A group of 10 record companies including EMI, Sony and Universal and Warner Music have won an order requiring the six largest UK internet service providers to block three Bittorrent indexing services

  • Global Awards 2013: shortlists

    February 25, 2013

    Managing IP’s Global Awards Dinner recognising outstanding work in IP in the past year takes place in London on April 17. Winners will be selected from the following shortlists

  • Court backs database owner in live football data case

    February 07, 2013

    Football Dataco has won its latest battle with bookmakers over the protection of live data relating to English and Scottish football matches, with a judge describing the defendants’ activities as “commercial piracy”

  • Can you take a lien over your clients' patents? IPReg explains the rules

    February 05, 2013

    The body in charge of regulating the conduct of IP attorneys in the UK has clarified when attorneys may take liens over their clients’ IP rights

  • What's on this week

    February 04, 2013

    Managing IP lists the IP-related cases and events taking place this week

  • UK IP Tsar ruled out

    January 29, 2013

    The UK minister in charge of intellectual property rejected calls from members of the House of Lords yesterday for the creation of a new IP Tsar post

  • UK copyright exceptions under fire

    January 29, 2013

    The UK government could face a legal challenge over its plans to give consumers more freedom to use copyright material

  • What’s on this week

    January 28, 2013

    Managing IP lists the IP-related events taking place this week

  • Judge backs own judgment in software copyright case

    January 25, 2013

    Software company SAS Institute has lost its battle against rival World Programming (WPL) over alleged copyright infringement

  • Cable sets out his IP vision

    December 18, 2012

    UK Business Secretary Vince Cable this week set out a series of plans to promote creativity and innovation, but many IP owners are unconvinced by the detail of the reforms

  • The best things we've read this year

    December 18, 2012

    Managing IP’s editors have scanned the trillions of words written on IP in the past year, and selected their favourite 25 articles from publications such as Fortune, BusinessWeek and the Economist as well as IP blogs and of course Managing IP itself. We’ve also included some infographics, pictures and video

  • What's on this week

    December 03, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings and decisions due this week

  • What’s on this week

    November 26, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week

  • Ofcom report reveals copyright infringing behaviour

    November 21, 2012

    Just 16% of internet users would be put off if they received a letter informing them their account had been used to infringe copyright, according to a study commissioned by UK regulator Ofcom.

  • What’s on this week

    November 19, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week

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    November 12, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP-related decisions and meetings taking place this week

  • What’s on this week: IP calendar

    November 05, 2012

    Managing IP lists the IP-related meetings, conferences and decisions taking place this week

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