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Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on €180M Sale of Attends Healthcare

International law firm Taylor Wessing has advised Rutland Partners, the specialist turnaround and restructuring investor, on the ...

China Alerter May 2011

For intellectual property right (IPR) holders who are conducting business internationally, the border protection of intellectual ...

Double partner hire in IP for Taylor Wessing

Following the recent news of Niki Walker's appointment as a new partner to the Employment & Pensions group, international law ...

MPF award for Taylor Wessing's commitment to sustainability

Taylor Wessing is celebrating after winning the Sustainability Reporting category at the prestigious MPF European Practice ...

Keyword Advertising - Settled Points and Open Questions

A closer look at the emerging judicil approach in the European Union The permissibility of optimizing online advertising by ...

Nominet consultation on release of new ".uk" domain names closes 8 June 2010

Nominet, the registry for .uk domain names, is running a public consultation exercise on its plans to lift restrictions on ...

Reforming English libel law: What is in Lord Lester's Bill?

The Coalition Government has pledged to review libel laws to protect freedom of speech. Given this pledge, we are watching with ...

Taylor Wessing advises Google on acquisition of Plink

The significance of Europe's ruling on Google ads and trademarks

The European Court of Justice’s recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton Malletier SA has been hailed a major legal victory for ...

Important Changes to the UK Advertising Regime

The Advertising Standards Authority, the self-regulatory body responsible for governing advertising in the UK, has recently ...

ECJ upholds Google AdWords - but leaves door open for brand owner challenges

In a hotly anticipated judgment, the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") yesterday broadly upheld the Google AdWords ...

Tentative Steps - A plain legal guidance framework will empower the move to online opportunities

In 2009, pharma first dipped its toe into the uncertain waters of social media. With luck, in 2010 some guidance will emerge from ...

”Vorsprung durch Technik“: Taylor Wessing wins case for Audi before European Court of Justice

”Vorsprung durch Technik“: Taylor Wessing wins case for Audi before European Court of Justice Taylor Wessing has gained full ...

BSkyB v EDS

"Shockwaves through the outsourcing and technology services sector?" Judgment was given in the High Court on 26 ...

CFC Proposed Reforms - impact on IP Rich Groups

On 26 January 2010, the Government published a Discussion Document outlining its current thinking on the reform of the United ...

InFocus - Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - January 2010

Litigation Costs - Lord Justice Jackson proposes sweeping reforms

Following an extensive review of civil litigation costs last year, Lord Justice Jackson's final report on costs has been ...

Hobson's Choice - Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs

Lord Justice Jackson's Review of Civil Litigation Costs in the UK has been published today (14 January 2010).  The report ...

eDarling: Taylor Wessing advises new European online dating agency

Throughout the last months Taylor Wessing supported new online matchmaker eDarling in the legal issues involved in its launch. ...

Life Sciences & Healthcare Update - December 2009

EU moves closer to Biosimilar antibodies

Taylor Wessing TMT Patents Update

This update provides an overview of some recent key developments relating to patents in the technology, media and ...

Patents and the EU medtech sector: a slumbering volcano

Tim Worden discusses the patent situation regarding medical devices in the EU in this article written by Faraz Kermani for the ...

Patents Update - November 2009

This update aims to provide an overview of some key developments of November 2009.  Most notably, there have been ...

Public and Regulatory Law Update - November 2009

The latest update from the Public and Regulatory Law Group aims to provide an overview of some of the key developments in this ...

Twitter announces new brand protection tools (World Trademark Review)

Timothy Pinto and Damian Simpson discuss Twitter's plans to provide companies with new brand protection tools and marketing data ...

Taylor Wessing advises Brawn GP

For more information or to speak to Russell Van Praagh, please contact Helen Needham at Taylor ...

Anti-Counterfeiting: Enforcement & Litigation

Taylor Wessing Senior Associate, Louise Popple, recently co-wrote a guide for the Anti-Counterfeiting Group on Enforcement & ...

Promoting your business - a legal checklist

The checklist is designed to help you spot potential issues and lower legal risks. It is intended for anyone who is involved ...

Taylor Wessing leads £232 million real estate acquisition for Max Property Group

Trade Marks e-update - October 2009

Reputation in the European Community Case C-301/07, PAGO International GmbH v Tirolmilch registrierte Genossenschaft mbH, ...

AM Law Daily quotes Jason Rawkins on Google's liability for Adwords program

Brands Update - September 2009

The September issue contains the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement.

All change please - unique considerations affecting biotech products

The Whiter Shade of Pale case

(Fisher v Brooker)

German Parliament Adopts Amended Patent Law Bill

On 28 May 2009 the German federal parliament (Bundestag) adopted the government’s draft bill to simplify and modernise German ...

Transfer of Data Out of the European Union: Application of EU and German Data Protection Law

World Law Reports

Brand owners "smell" success

Protecting Your Rights on Facebook

Actavis v Novartis: the Conor effect and technical obviousness

Public and Regulatory Law Group Update

This short briefing provides you with a concise selection of cases from previous months that will have wider application in your ...

Going for a hat trick at The Lawyer Awards

Taylor Wessing launches its second Global Intellectual Property Index

With the value of many tangible assets, in particular real estate, falling in the current economic climate, there's a growing ...

Reputation in the European Community

Appellations of origin defeat CTM application for BUD

Copad SA v Christian Dior couture SA and Société industrielle lingerie (SIL)

Case C-59/08, 23 April 2009Following a reference from the French Cour de Cassation, the European Court of Justice ...

Taylor Wessing LLP advises Oxford BioMedica on a new collaboration with Sanofi-Aventis

Leading law firm Taylor Wessing LLP has advised Oxford BioMedica (LSE: OXB) on the negotiation of a new collaboration to develop ...

Taylor Wessing goes for a hat trick at The Lawyer Awards

Taylor Wessing has been shortlisted for three awards by the judging panel for The Lawyer Awards 2009. The firm's private client ...

ECJ boost for borderline Products

Mobile mis-selling: New rules imposed

Providing UK patent litigants with a real alternative

Taylor Wessing named UK Contentious IP Firm of the Year

European law firm Taylor Wessing LLP was named UK Contentious IP Firm of the Year at the Managing Intellectual Property Awards ...

The Taylor Wessing 5th Annual Brands Forum

Taylor Wessing Review of Patent Cases in 2008

The first assessment of damages caused by an injunction on a patent later found to be invalid

Key considerations in choosing where to litigate a European patent

Taylor Wessing's International Dispute Resolution Survey

Domain Name May Defeat Company Name or Trademark Rights

On April 24, 2008, the German Federal Court of Justice rendered a decision regarding an allegation of infringement of company ...

Advocate General "winks at" Unfair Advantage L'Oreal SA et. al. v. Bellure NV et. al.

In response to a reference from the English Court of Appeal, the Advocate General (AG) has given his Opinion on the type of ...

Taylor Wessing advises Kentaro on partnership with leading sports management agency SEM

Taylor Wessing has acted for longstanding client Kentaro on the formation of a corporate partnership with Jerome Anderson’s ...

New Fast Track Trade Mark for the UK

InFocus - Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - January 2009

Happy New Year and welcome to the January 2009 issue of InFocus. If you have any comments on the contents or the format please ...

Taylor Wessing Global Intellectual Property Survey 2009

Your opinion is important to usWe are delighted to invite you to contribute to the latest Global Intellectual Property Index, to ...

Community Patent and Single Court Suffer Familiar Setback

Protection for DNA-based claims in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises Esterline Technologies Corporation on the £115 million acquisition of Racal Acoustics

Taylor Wessing LLP's Technology and Inward Investment Group has acted for Esterline Technologies Corporation, a US$1.5 billion ...

No ban on stem cell patents in Europe?

Brands Update - December 2008

Healthcare and beauty sector worst offenders in ASA survey

The MHRA Investigation into GSK's Reporting of Adverse Events in Seroxat Paediatric Clinical Trials

ECJ guidance on the operation of the mutual recognition procedure

Interim Injunctions in the UK - Recent Pharma Cases in the Patents Court

UK Court clarifies law on selection patents under the Patents Act 1977

Brands Update - December 2008

Germany: Amended copyright law looks to the future

Dr. Stefan Freytag on amendments in German copyright law, IP Today, December issue 2008

Taylor Wessing is awarded The Law Society's "Excellence in Marketing and Business Development"

InFocus - Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2008

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex [2008] EWHC (Ch) 2347

Money for old notes

Deceased artists and the resale right

New company name objection procedure from 1 October 2008

Brands Update - October 2008

Les Laboratoires Servier v Apotex [2008] EWHC (Ch) 2347

Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA

Work involving human tissue samples - a new era in the UK

Developments in European Clinical Trial Agreements

Can SPC's have a zero or negative term?

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma on the in-licence of a phase 1 monoclonal antibody from Novo Nordisk

Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare Group has advised Innate Pharma (IPH) on an agreement with Novo Nordisk, in which ...

Monsanto Technology LLC v Cargill International SA

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media is listed in The 1000 London's Most Influential People

Taylor Wessing's Head of trade marks, copyright and media, has been listed in the up and coming law section of the Evening ...

Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 came into force.  How do these changes affect your company?  October 2008 ...

Too stripy for Adidas

Taylor Wessing's Tim Pinto writes for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on the findings of the European ...

Emerging legal issues relating to advanced therapies: a European perspective

Article in SCRIPT Drug Market Developments, August 2008, Dr. Wolfgang Rehmann, Partner IP München and Gareth Morgan, Partner ...

PODCAST - Diligence obligations in Licenses & Collaboration Agreements

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Diligence obligations in Licenses & Collaboration Agreements

PODCAST - Term sheets

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Term sheets

PODCAST - Partner in haste, repent at exit

PODCAST Sector:  Life Sciences & Healthcare Partner in haste, repent at exit

Skill or Chance? The Case for Online Poker in Germany

E-Commerce Times

Federal Court of Justice Upholds Case Law on Trademark Use in Metatags and White-On-White Writing

INTA Bulletin Law & Practice, Vol. 63, No. 11

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2008

Changes to medical device legislation - Have your say?

The MHRA (the UK regulatory body for medical devices) is consulting on the proposed Medical Devices (Amendment) Regulations 2008, ...

Interface between obviousness and insufficiency restated (Connor v Angiotech [2008] UKHL 49)

In an opinion released yesterday the House of Lords brought more certainty to the test applied to patents to determine inventive ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - July 2008

Our life sciences and healthcare team celebrate the 20th issue of InFocus. In the last four and a half years since our first ...

Taylor Wessing scoops TMT Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards

Taylor Wessing won Technology, Media & Telecoms Team of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2008, held at the Grosvenor House ...

Ebay soll Luxuskonzern Schaden zahlen

Litigating patents in Europe: Navigating the minefield

Out of circulation: No trade mark infringement of goods in transit

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter

Tech-tonic - May 2008 edition In this first issue, we look at: the conflict between patents and standards - recent cases in ...

"All change please!" - Sweeping new UK legislation on unfair commercial practices comes into force on 26 May 2008

Criminal liability for unfair business-to-consumer ('B2C') commercial practices and misleading business-to-busines ('B2B') ...

Tech-tonic: Technology industry patent law newsletter - May 2008

Brands Update - May 2008

Comprehensive ranking of the world's IP jurisdictions

The Global Intellectual Property Index (GIPI), launched today by European law firm Taylor Wessing, presents a statistical ...

Comprehensive ranking of the world's IP jurisdictions

For a detailed breakdown of the IP Index including rankings, country analysis and commentary on the findings, rationale and ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - May 2008

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - April 2008

Taylor Wessing scoops MIP award for European Life Sciences IP Firm of the Year

Taylor Wessing was voted European Life Sciences IP Firm of the Year at the third annual Managing Intellectual Property Global ...

eGaming at a Crossroads

eGaming Review

Nature Biotechnology

Monsanto Technology LLC v. Cargill: a matter of construction

Handbook of European Intellectual Property Management

Litigating Biotech Patents in Europe

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare newsletter - February 2008

Will IPTV kill the Television Star?

Taylor Wessing advises Fovea Pharmaceuticals on its €30m second financing round

Fovea Pharmaceuticals SA, a biomedical and technological company specialising in the development of innovative drug therapy for ...

Taylor Wessing advises Fovea Pharmaceuticals on its €30m second financing round

Taylor Wessing advises in sale of mental images GmbH to NVIDIA Corporation

Brands Update - December 2007

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

Taylor Wessing in London has acted for the shareholders of Multimap on the sale of the company to Microsoft Corporation for an ...

Taylor Wessing advises Multimap on sale to Microsoft Corporation

Knowledge Transfer for Biotech Deals

Taylor Wessing advises iimia on £18.6m acquisition of MitonOptimal Group Limited

Taylor Wessing's Financial Institutions and Markets Group has acted for iimia Investment Group Plc on the acquisition of the ...

EU ratifies amendment to TRIPS on compulsory licences

EU decision to ratify addition of article 31bis

Brands newsflash - Two important decisions from the English Court of Appeal

Brands Appeal cases L'Oréal v Bellure and Proctor & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser In two significant recent ...

A charter for copycats?

Controversial ruling by Appeal Court between design rivals

Keyword-Advertising

Legal Implications in Germany, France and the UK

Discretion to approve sub-licensing must be exercised in good faith

Lymington Marina v Macnamara and others [2007]

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2007

Brands Update - October 2007

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe Conference

Taylor Wessing is the exclusive European legal sponsor of the 15th Annual BioPartnering Europe (BPE) Conference, on 7-9 October ...

Injunctions pending appeal

Les Laboratoires Servier & anr v Apotex Inc & ors

The Companies Act 2006 - Headline changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? Find a brief overview ...

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to October 2007 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company?

The Companies Act 2006 - Guide to April 2008 changes

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company? April 2008 changes.

The Companies Act 2006 - Directors' Duties

On 1 October 2007, the new Companies Act 2006 comes into force. How do these changes affect your company's Directors' ...

Diluting the evidence required to show unfair advantage and detriment?

The Court of Appeal for England and Wales has asked the European Court of Justice important questions on the interpretation of ...

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group advises on £51.5m Rutland acquisition

Taylor Wessing's Private Equity Group has advised Rutland Partners LLP, the UK private equity partnership, on its acquisition of ...

Recent Tax Credit and Rebate Schemes in the United Kingdom, Germany and France

Who interferes? Liability for Third Party Content on the Internet in Germany

Frankie goes to the Registry

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2007

Brands Update - July 2007

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders of Zanox.de AG during sale to Axel Springer AG and Swiss Schweizer PubliGroupe AG

Trade Marks in the European Union: One Law, One Decision - Or not?

Trade mark litigants remain some way off having their EU disputes routinely resolved in one action for the whole European Union.

Taylor Wessing offers 20% discount on events

Is consent required to use registered trade marks on model replica cars?

A car manufacturer that is a proprietor of a trade mark registered for toys cannot prohibit use by a third party of its trade ...

Taylor Wessing UK promotes three to new role of Special Counsel

Taylor Wessing advises shareholders EganaGoldpfeil Europe (Holdings) GmbH and Strellson AG on restructuring the shareholdings and trademark portfolio of JOOP! GmbH

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma S.A. on its recent in-licensing agreement with Cancer Research Technology Limited

Taylor Wessing voted joint first for Patent Litigation in MIP World IP Survey 2007

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious technology award

It is with thanks to our clients for instructing us over the last year that Taylor Wessing was voted Technology Law Firm of the ...

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - April 2007

Taylor Wessing advises Oxford BioMedica on global licensing agreement with Sanofi-aventis

Comparative advertising is not trade mark infringement - Court of Appeal judgment in O2 v H3G

Since Tim Pinto's article on the O2 case in July 2006 as published in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice (also ...

Taylor Wessing scoops prestigious accolades in latest technology and IP industry awards

Taylor Wessing wins key victory for leading UK newspaper group, Associated Newspapers

Daniel Pavin and other members of Taylor Wessing's Life Sciences & Healthcare team contribute to American Bar Association publication

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2007

Brands Update - February 2007

Landmark judgement for the IT industry – German Appeal Court says no to copyright levies on printers

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

Taylor Wessing advises Plastic Logic Limited on its US $100 million fundraising

UK: Macrossan - increased patentability for computer-implemented inventions?

Taylor Wessing's Simon Cohen and Colin McCall argue that the Court of Appeal needs to address the areas of confusion that riddle ...

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - October 2006

Taylor Wessing wins Linklaters' trade mark chief

Taylor Wessing advises on $23m sale of Sibelius to Avid

Taylor Wessing advises on $23m sale of Sibelius to Avid

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises on management buy out of Gaucho Grill restaurants in £55m deal

Taylor Wessing advises Avery Weigh-Tronix on €123m sale to European Capital

Bubbles! The indispensability of the Comparative Advertising Directive to trade mark law

Taylor Wessing's Tim Pinto writes for the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice on the use by H3G of bubbles in a ...

The Right to Copy

Controversy has surrounded efforts to modernise copyright law in Germany, as the competing interests of digital hardware ...

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch of its new IPTV service

Taylor Wessing advises Aggregator Limited in a £9 million funding round for the launch its new IPTV service

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

Dr Gregor Schmid – new IP Partner at Taylor Wessing, Berlin

Taylor Wessing advises Amadeus Capital Partners, lead investor in the $20 million funding of CacheLogic

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - July 2006

ECJ deals blow to cross-border injunctions

Two significant judgments of the European Court of Justice give on 13 July 2006 (Roche v Primus and GAT v LuK) have removed the ...

Germany: Internet Gambling: Decision on sports betting will force legislative changes

World Communications Regulation Report

A non-runner for 2012 - Ambush marketing and the 2012 London Olympics

Charles Lloyd and David Brooks of Taylor Wessing explain why ambush marketing is a non-runner for London 2012.

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - May 2006

Third Edition of the Definitive Guide to Publishing Law co-written by Taylor Wessing solicitor, Christopher Benson, launched

Six new partners at Taylor Wessing

Taylor Wessing Germany promotes 17 partners from its own ranks at partners’ meeting in Nice

The European BlackBerry disputes

The recent judgments in the UK and Germany in the patent litigation between Research in Motion and InPro Licensing SARL have ...

Taylor Wessing advises Innate Pharma on major partnership with Novo Nordisk

Defamation and privacy law and procedure in England, Germany and France

Niri Shan and Tim Pinto, in conjunction with our lawyers in Germany and France, have reviewed the defamation and privacy law and ...

The European BlackBerry disputes

The procedural aspects of the UK and German cases between RIM and InPro highlight the need for a single European patent court ...

Opposition is no bar to invalidation of trade mark - Court of Appeal hands down Judgment in Special Effects v L'oreal case

Double jeopardy in trade marks opposition, invalidity and infringement actions.

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on a $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

Taylor Wessing advises PanOpSys Limited on $5.25 million Series A funding with Quester

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

Taylor Wessing advises Perpetuum on Quester-led funding round

Taylor Wessing advises Bayer Healthcare AG in a divestment of animal health biological vaccines to Intervet

InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter - February 2006

A nice little earner - The after sales market in the automotive industry

The spare parts market is a lucrative one for the car manufacturing industry.

Who controls the Naomi Campbell information flow? A practical analysis of the law of privacy

Primarily, the courts control the flow of private information. They do so through the cause of action of breach of confidence and ...

Taylor Wessing advises Huawei Technologies on its Global Framework Agreement (GFA) for Network Infrastructure with Vodafone

Special Edition - InFocus: Life Sciences & Healthcare e-newsletter

A new framework for approval of medicinal products in Europe.

Taylor Wessing Assists Principal’s Expansion

Hitting back

To what extent can celebrities protect the exploitation of their image? Here we consider the position in the UK, France and ...

Further provisions of the Patents Act 2004 in force

As of 1 October 2005 non-binding opinions as to validity or infringement of a UK patent may be requested from the UK patent ...

Speedier patent trials in the UK – the "new" streamlined procedure

A recent decision of the UK patents court is likely to make the streamlined procedure even more common in patent cases.

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

RO Group become Leaders in the Residential and Management Agency Market

High Court of Appeals of Frankfurt am Main

11th Civil Division, Judges Duck, Dr. Weber and Falck, January 25, 2005Claim for disclosure by a copyright owner against an ...

High Court of Appeals of Hamburg, Germany

3rd Division. May 6, 2004Use of a third competitor's trademark as a meta tag

European Union: Member States Face Infringement Proceedings for Inefficient Data Protection

World Data Protection Report

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises Rutland Partners on the £84m sale of the largest flooring manufacturer in Europe

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

Taylor Wessing advises Xention Discovery Ltd on its £11m venture capital funding

European patent litigation

BlackBerry litigation: English Patents Court orders early and streamlined validity trial in the UK.

Property rights go East

China's approach to patents is undergoing a sharp transition, as David Cyranoski reports.

China UK Cambridge Park

Generic pharmaceuticals and the EU competition rules

The European Commission has fined AstraZeneca €60 million for misusing the patent system to delay market entry of generic ...

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing advises Visto Corporation on global deal with Vodafone

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

Taylor Wessing advises Spain's largest cosmetic surgery group on Ultralase Limited acquisition

Media specialists, Reinhard Gaertner, Sybille Gierschmann and team join Taylor Wessing

Five new partners at Taylor Wessing

Freedom of Information

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is now in force. It provides wide rights of access to information held by public authorities ...

Taylor Wessing Partner Appointed Chairman of British Copyright Council

Taylor Wessing's Cambridge office advises on a £20m double act of financing rounds

Taylor Wessing advises First Cambridge Gateway on a £3.2m financing round of DanioLabs

Taylor Wessing advises Advent Venture Partners and Scottish Equity Partners on investment in Rhytec Ltd

Taylor Wessing advises Paradigm Therapeutics Limited on its merger with Amedis Pharmaceuticals Limted

All Shook Up - Rock sound recordings under the public domain

Elvis Presley's track "That's All Right" made the top 3 in the UK Singles chart on the 50th anniversary of the first release of ...

MORGAN defeats LORNA MORGAN

Morgan S.A., the owner of the well-known MORGAN fashion label, has, on appeal, successfully opposed an application to register ...

People can't register people

An application to register the words WHERE PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE MEET PEOPLE as a UK trade mark, for services such as hotel, bar and ...

Settling trade mark proceedings = no costs

An English court has recently held in a trade mark infringement case that, in circumstances where the parties have reached a ...

Taylor Wessing advise on the sale of DNA Research Innovations Ltd for up to $65 million to Invitrogen Corporation

Taylor Wessing advises Trigenix on its $36 million sale to Qualcomm Incorporated

Taylor Wessing advises Legal & General Ventures on MBO of Clubhaus

Taylor Wessing advise Alliance & Leicester on £83.5m merchant acquisition deal

The missing link: Problems of trademark protection for famous signs in sports

Implications of the judgement of the ECJ in Adidas-Salomon AG & others v Fitnessworld Trading Ltd and of the German ...

Harmonization of Copyright Law in the European Community

A comparative overview of the implementation of the Copyright Directive (2001/29/EC) in France, Germany and the United Kingdom

A Practical Guide to the New Information Duties for E-Commerce in Germany

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 17-19

Germany: New Youth Protection Law has Implications for the Gaming Industry

World Internet Law Report, Volume 4, Issue 8, August 2003, S. 28/29

Stadiums for FIFA World Cup Germany 2006 and European Law on State Aid: A case of Infrastructural Measures

Only very recently the question has been raised, whether the public financing of venues like sport stadiums is subject to the ...

How is Liberalisation of Telecommunications Panning out in Germany

European Business Law Review, 2/2000, S. 2ff.