News archive for October 2017
All of our news from October 2017
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“Will the real Eminem song please stand up”
October 2017
Sound-alike recordings are used to imitate the sound of a popular piece of music, an artist sound or genre style.
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HGF Birmingham go straight in at Tier 2 in The Legal 500
October 2017
The HGF Birmingham office have been ranked for the first time in the West Midlands and have immediately been positioned at Tier 2 in The Legal 500, with Marie McMorrow (Partner and IP Solicitor) listed as a leading individual and Tom Nener (Legal Director and IP Solicitor) listed as a next generation lawyer.
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Use of Images of Registered Community Designs – Nintendo v BigBen
October 2017
The CJEU has ruled (Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, BigBen Interactive SA, C‑24/16 and C‑25/16)that third parties may use images of goods protected by registered community designs for certain specific commercial purposes, delivering a setback to design rights owners. In this case, use of images of Nintendo’s consoles, alongside BigBen’s own console accessories to demonstrate the compatibility of the products did not infringe Nintendo’s registered designs.
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Changes to IP Law from 1 October 2017
October 2017
On 1 October 2017 a number of reforms to IP law came into force.
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