Bristows' Podcast

In this episode, experts Chris Devlin and Julia Cockroft explore the impact the National Security and Investment Act 2021 has had on transactions involving companies active in AI. The conversation then moves onto the valuable R&D tax reliefs that might be available to businesses harnessing the power of AI and how those reliefs should be taken into account as part of deal negotiations. Find all...

In this episode, Luke Maunder discusses the long-awaited FRAND judgment of Mr Justice Mellor with special guest star Dr Myles Jelf. Luke and Myles delve into the decision and set out the key information you need to know. 

In this quick update, senior associates and IP specialists Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg  discuss the recent decision in Kigen v Thales, which considers the jurisdiction of the court for a claim that included FRAND declarations that were free-standing and/or tied to declarations of invalidity and non-essentiality.

Senior associates and IP specialists Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg discuss the development of the English FRAND injunction and the timing of when an undertaking to enter a FRAND licence is required. 

Senior associates and IP specialists Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg go back to the future to look at FRAND methodologies before the British Courts. They begin by looking at what was done in the seminal Unwired Planet case, before moving on to the detail of the unresolved issues including those that are up for consideration in the cases of InterDigital v Lenovo and Optis v Apple . For the true ec...

Senior associates and IP specialists, Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg ,  look at how the British Courts have treated patent pools, before delving into some of the issues they present in litigation. They also cover suggestions that the principle of pool licensing could apply on the other side of the fence, looking at licensing negotiation groups and approaches that seek to achieve a similar object...

"If only we could have a little more transparency" is a refrain heard by every licensor, but commercial sensitivities and confidentiality obligations/concerns abound in the FRAND space. Senior associates and IP specialists, Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg ,  look at how the British Courts have sought to balance the right to information on comparable licences (and associated information)...

Senior associates and IP specialists Luke Maunder and Naomi Hazenberg briefly recap the history of jurisdiction challenges in the British Courts, including the relevant aspects of the decision by the UK Supreme Court in Conversant / Unwired Planet . They then look in detail at the latest decision of the Court of Appeal in Nokia v Oppo , when Oppo attempted to have the FRAND aspects stayed in favou...

Associates Rob Powell and Jamie Witton explore the phenomenon of virtual voice assistance (VVA). They discuss the uses of this type of software and some of the positives, as well as sharing a few horror stories along the way which highlight some of the data security concerns to think about. What potential data breach scenarios could data subjects face?   As technology continues to expand, will reg...

Litigation experts Toby Headdon and Victoria Baron discuss the level of compensation assigned for low value data breaches and privacy related claims as they're rising across all different sectors.  What is the type of damages that can be recovered for breaches of data protection law? What challenges will all those involved face in these types of claims? In this episode they’ll look at a few k...

A recent trade mark dispute, heard before the IPEC, covering the law on bad faith and threats in Fox Group International Ltd and Teleta Pharma Limited was handed down on 23 June 2021. The parties deal in aesthetic and cosmetic products and the case is a cautionary tale for brands, to always check that suspect goods are, in fact, infringing their marks. Abigail Wise discusses the background and con...

In this final episode of our Bristows’ Designs and Copyright Review of the Year podcast series, Toby Headdon and Jake Palmer discuss the impact of Brexit on some core intellectual property rights. How has Brexit impacted UK copyright law, database rights and trade marks? “The UK has sought to plug any gaps in trade mark protection arising as a result of our departure from the EU.”

Abigail Wise and Stephanie Taylor review the repercussions of Brexit within the IP world in this final episode from our Review of UK and European Trade Mark Cases podcast series. What are the main changes to trade marks and what should brand owners be thinking about to make sure they are fully protected in the EU and the UK? Tune in to hear their recommendations.

 In this episode of the Review of UK and European Trade Mark Cases podcast, Abigail Wise and Stephanie Taylor discuss Parallel Imports and Platform Liability as decided by the CJEU in Coty v Amazon. Coty alleged that two Amazon group companies were committing trade mark infringement.

In this episode of our Bristows’ Designs and Copyright Review of the Year podcast series, Lucie Fortune and Milly Wickson explore the decision which was handed down in November 2020 in the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, or IPEC, concerning some ‘body-enhancing’ jeans – Freddy SPA v HUGZ Clothing. They pay particular focus to the allegations of UK unregistered design right infringement...

In this episode of the Review of UK and European Trade Mark Cases podcast, Abigail Wise and Stephanie Taylor review the High Court’s decision in relation to Photobox’s use of FREEPRINTS in respect of a free printing app.  They cover what the High Court considers when assessing whether trade mark infringement had occurred and also provide their key take away from the case. 

Continuing on with our Bristows’ Designs and Copyright Review of the Year podcast series, Toby Headdon and Charlie Hawes focus this episode on the decision of the Court of Appeal in The Racing Partnership v Sports Information Services.   This is a particularly interesting case as it concerns commercially valuable data - in this instance sports betting data. 

In this follow-up episode of our podcast series on patent settlement agreements and competition law, Sophie Lawrance and Helena Connors will cover the key takeaways from the Court of Justice’s long-awaited judgment in Lundbeck . Missed an episode? Find our latest podcasts and videos here . For more information on the work we do, see our patent litigation and competition litigation practice area pa...

In this episode of the Review of UK and European Trade Mark Cases podcast, Abigail Wise and Stephanie Taylor review Monster Energy’s recent opposition to Robot Energy Limited’s application for the mark HYBRID in a stylised form, covering class 32.

In this episode of Bristows’ Designs and Copyright Review of the Year podcast, Andy Butcher and Sukanya Majumdar discuss the Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgment of September 2020 in the Recorded Artists Actors Performers Ltd case.