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Parallel Goods and Exhaustion of Rights after Brexit

December 10, 2020By Mark SmithBrexit, Exhaustion of Rights, Parallel Imports No Comments

First things first: what do “parallel trade” and “exhaustion of rights” mean? When goods that are protected by intellectual property (IP) are placed on the market by the IP owner, or with their permission (e.g. by a licensee or distributor), the IP owner “exhausts” their rights in that territory. This means that they cannot stop … Read More

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Harrison IP @HarrisonIP·

17 Feb

WIPO PROOF is @wipo's online platform for documenting and certifying the fruits of your #innovation process (confidentially and securely), and can be relied on later as evidence in any disputes. Find out more here: https://is.gd/4Qo4y7

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Harrison IP @HarrisonIP·

25 Jan

.@boohoo is buying the @Debenhams #trademarks and #brand but not taking on any of its physical stores or staff. An interesting choice when many would argue that a lot of the #Debenhams brand value is about the stores. https://is.gd/V0ZlLG

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Harrison IP @HarrisonIP·

4 Jan

If you have wondered how the #OxfordVaccine works, and how its mechanism of action differs from the #PfizerBioNTech and #moderna vaccines, the @nytimes has a useful explainer - https://is.gd/lj03Y2

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Harrison IP @HarrisonIP·

23 Dec

General rule in most places: you can't monopolise a whole colour as a #trademark. A French court has agreed (also based on non-use grounds) in a multi-country dispute between @deutschetelekom (parent of @TMobile) and @Lemonade_Inc about the colour magenta https://is.gd/mRsdlD

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Harrison IP @HarrisonIP·

22 Dec

@BENTLEYclothing @BentleyMotors Totally understandable response. Court proceedings often feel like losing, even when you win, but at least your #trademark rights were vindicated.

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