The Protection of IP Rights through Tort Law: the common law approach: the law of passing-off 14-9-2016 (Intermediate level) Intermediate
The presentation addresses the topic of protecting IP Rights through Tort Law in the United Kingdom. Geoffrey Hobbs QC explains the requirements of a successful action for passing off, the common law tort protecting the goodwill of a trader from misrepresentation, and analyses relevant court judgments. Speaker: Geoffrey HOBBS QC; One Essex Court - London
Webinar: Customs IP Enforcement – tips for rights holders (Intermediate level) Intermediate
The Commission proposes to widen the list of possible IPR infringements to be controlled by customs at the border. The new regulation would include infringements such as illegal parallel trade and lookalike trade mark. Illegal parallel trade is the trade in goods that have not been marketed by the right holder (or with his approval) in the EEA and are distributed through channels of distribution t...
Webinar: Enforcement of IPR (Intermediate level) (with certificate) Intermediate Popular
IPR must be protected in the country in which the right holder wants to initiate legal action or to claim a prejudice. But International exhaustion of IPR is not universal: it does not exist in the EU, but may exist in your country (article 6). TRIPS covers minimum conditions of protection of IPR at civil, customs and criminal levels. the speakers analyse deeply the investigative steps to prosecut...