Rosie Burbidge
Does a historical novel infringe copyright?
A novel, “The Secrets We Kept”, by Lara Prescott, does not infringe copyright in a non-fiction, historical book called “Lara”
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Rosie Burbidge
- Oct 27
- 2 min
Are IP rights protected by the ECHR?
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld a complaint by a copyright owner, in a rare intersection of human rights and IP law
Rosie Burbidge
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Who owns goodwill in The Rubettes?
The 1970s band The Rubettes, known for the song “Sugar Baby Love”, were at the centre of a passing off judgment this month (Alan Williams...
Rosie Burbidge
- Jul 7
- 3 min
When is a successful party entitled to an award of costs?
As many readers will recall, Ed Sheeran was successful in his recent copyright case against Sami Chokri and others, after the judge – Mr...
Rosie Burbidge
- Jun 22
- 3 min
When can you get a trade mark survey & where is the line for bad faith?
Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...