Disputes & litigation
Updated sentencing guidelines aim to crackdown on counterfeiters
New sentencing guidelines were published on Thursday for the sentencing of individuals and organisations for the unauthorised use of trade marks
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 17: how to avoid intellectual property disputes, and what to do if they arise
This episode of the podcast features Bill Lister and Chris Thomas, specialist IP solicitors who help clients in the UK and around the world manage IP disputes in a commercially and legally sensible way.
Directors and IP – getting up close and personal
The received wisdom is that company directors can escape liability by sheltering behind the “corporate veil”. But is this true in IP cases?
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 16: the entrepreneurial journey of Mags Walker, founder of the fabl and Toolally.
Serial entrepreneur Mags Walker joins Appleyard Lees partner and solicitor Chris Hoole to talk about
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees, Episode 14: patent disputes and the challenges presented by the latest EPO guidance change
Join us for the first episode in season two of The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard
Pliteq Inc & Anor v iKoustic Ltd & Anor [2020] EWHC 2564 (IPEC) (02 October 2020)
Appleyard Lees acted for the operator of an ecommerce website which successfully defended a High Court claim for trade mark infringement brought by its international suppliers, in one of the first trials held in the Intellectual Property & Enterprise Court remotely during the Coronavirus pandemic. The client recovered its legal costs in full up to the IPEC costs cap.
