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Intellectual property

UPC action points: opting out of the EU's Unified Patent Court

Attitudes towards UPC opt-outs will depend on the proprietor and their patents but options should be weighed up now
Workforce Solutions

New directive threatens the use of self-employed contractor models in Europe

Many staffing companies, AOR/EORs and platforms may need to start planning changes to their commercial models soon
Intellectual property

UK's biggest offshore wind farm is not in jurisdiction of English patent law

The Patents Court has found that an offshore wind farm is not within the territorial ambit of the Patents Act
Commercial

Interpreting audit rights in England and Wales when 'the milk of human kindness has long since evaporated'

High Court casts helpful light on the scope of audit clauses in dispute over royalty distribution agreement involving Paddington Bear
Retail and Consumer

What's new in the fashion industry? The view from Poland

The fashion industry as a big, fast-growing sector faces a range of regulatory challenges in 2023
Regulatory Outlook

Competition | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023

Horizontal regulations | Subsidy control | EU market definition notice
Regulatory Outlook

Advertising and Marketing | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023

Greenwashing and environmental claims | Online advertising programme | Focus on body image issues
Regulatory and compliance

CMA investigations to extend to consumer product 'green' claims in UK

Ongoing drive to tackle greenwashing and misleading claims means businesses - including food, toiletries, cosmetics and cleaning products - should
Intellectual property

Unified Patent Court: an introduction to the UPC's general jurisdiction

Knowing the UPC's competence and international jurisdiction rules is vital to understand what it can hear and reach
Tech, Media and Comms

The streaming war intensifies with the rise of FAST

FAST (Free Ad-supported Streaming TV) services provide streamers a partial lifeline in the face of a shrinking subscription market and
Tech, Media and Comms

France leads on specific regulation for influencers and the EU may follow 

Legislation on the findings of a consultation on 11 measures could inspire an EU-wide regulation of influencer marketing
Commercial

Marketinglaw update | January 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Marketinglaw.