Intellectual Property Notes

Blackcurrant wars, as Ribena fends off attempt to get access to key plant variety through compulsory licence

Open Innovation: Getting the IP right in collaborations

Updated HSF Legal Guide to Brexit published (including IP and Pharma sections)

Open Innovation: Collaborate to Innovate

New German Trade Secrets Act Enacted

Challenges for the Consumer sector - Transformative Technology

Data Assets - Protecting and Driving Value in a Digital Age

Political agreement reached on controversial EU Digital Copyright Directive: A fair and balanced result?

Following a turbulent course of lengthy negotiations and delays, political agreement was finally reached by the European Commission, European Parliament …

Herbert Smith Freehills' global Trade Marks Practice lauded a 'formidable force' in WTR 1000 rankings

JAPAN-EU FREE TRADE AGREEMENT NOW IN FORCE

The Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, the largest free-trade agreement between Japan and the EU (aka Japan-EU Free Trade Agreement or JEFTA) …

Herbert Smith Freehills' Brexit Legal Guide updated - comparison of IP and pharma provisions in the draft Withdrawal Agreement versus the No Deal provisions promised by the UK Government

Draft Withdrawal Agreement Approved by UK Cabinet - IP and Marketing Authorisation Provisions Summarised

As was widely reported yesterday evening, the Draft Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the …