Features
IP enforcement data hub called in for baggage search
A proposed database for boosting IP enforcement in Europe has been scrutinised for its potential impacts on privacy. Matt Packer listens in on the questioning...  »
The ‘shore’ thing for IP management
In his latest blog, Matt Packer discovers that in intellectual property and legal services, a combination of offshore and onshore solutions will lead to the ‘right’ outcome...  »
Thinking towards a more dynamic UK regulatory system
In his new blog, Matt Packer highlights a consultation that is seeking your views on how to streamline regulation in the UK legal sector...  »
Who’s plucked the advantage in AdWords trademark battle?
Gwilym Harbottle of Hogarth Chambers weighs up the vagaries and clarifications in Europe’s latest ruling on the use of trademark words in Google advertising...  »
Preparing for diversity: future paths for the UK legal sector
A host of new commercial routes awaits the UK legal landscape in the wake of liberalisation, with alternative business structures opening many of them. Industry expert Jack Diggle explains the potenti....  »
Shores of sophistication: de-lawyering the legal process
A recent US criminal case has dramatically rekindled debate over law-firm costs. Matt Packer digests a new international study that points the way to more flexible arrangements...  »
Gatekeeping and domains: how ICANN will guard brands in the new gTLD structure
Trademark protection has emerged as the primary concern over the coming new domains landscape. However, writes Alex Hall of Mundays Solicitors, the framework has been designed with prevention of abuse....  »
Are lawmakers smoking out tobacco brands?
Australia faces some imposing legal hurdles in its attempt to ban tobacco trademarks. However, as Matt Packer writes, this has not stopped other countries from thinking about extinguishing them...  »
State of the art still uncertain after UK LG-Sony settlement
Nick Reeve of Reddie & Grose LLP explains how the recent UK settlement in LG Electronics Ltd v Sony Corporation provides commercial relief, but leaves a question on confidentiality and standards u....  »
New trends in ESI: has network pride led to privacy’s fall?
Recent innovations in the networking field have raised public expectations of online privacy. Matt Packer asks whether these hopes are realistic...  »