Background Verwertungsgesellschaft Bild-Kunst (VG Bild-Kunst) is a copyright collecting society for the visual arts in…
CITMA and CIPA state only Supreme Court should depart from retained EU case law
The Chartered Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (CITMA) and the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys…
COVID-19 – intellectual property and innovation in the life sciences
Introduction The UK government is one of the biggest investors of potential vaccines against Covid-19,…
Reflections on plagiarism in the context of designs
Background Recently, I acted for a student seeking to overturn a finding of academic misconduct,…
Proposed changes to Human Medicine Regulations to support the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
On the 28 August 2020, the UK government published a consultation paper to consider changes…
Medical devices – Brexit transition guidance from MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published new guidance on medical devices…
Medicines – Brexit transition guidance from MHRA
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has published new guidance on medicines, to…
European Parliament allows COVID-19 vaccines to be developed more quickly
To develop, authorise and make safe COVID-19 vaccines available more easily, MEPs have adopted a…
Insurance concerns: the life sciences sector
Background Next year, I will have been qualified as a barrister for 30 years, and…