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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
Intellectual property

Hosting third-party products could make online marketplaces liable for trade mark infringement

CJEU opens way for national courts to find website operators liable for trade mark infringement by third-party products
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
Banking and finance

France's financial watchdog lays out stance on money laundering for cryptos

ACPR has published its sectoral application principles on anti-money laundering and financing terrorism for digital asset service providers
Regulatory Outlook

Bribery, fraud and anti-money laundering | UK Regulatory Outlook January 2023

Amendments to Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill | HMT annual supervision report for 2020-2022 on anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist
Intellectual property

No contributory patent infringement by offering mere wear parts, says German Federal Court

The last decision of the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof, BGH) on the delimitation of a permissible “intended
Dispute resolution

UK to make ‘failure to prevent fraud’ a criminal offence

Recently proposed amendments will see the biggest change in corporate criminal enforcement since the enactment of the Bribery Act in
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
Dispute resolution

Christmas period is approved in Spain as non-business days

T he new provision for the 24 December to 6 January aims for better work-life balance for those working in
Financial Services

Banks' anti-money laundering failures targeted by the UK FCA in New Year clamp down

The financial regulator's opening salvo of enforcement action highlights a range of AML shortcomings at UK banks
The Built Environment

UK Supreme Court rules in favour of landlord in challenges to service charge certificates

Majority upheld the Court of Appeal judgment but with new interpretation of a 'pay now, argue later' regime

Dispute resolution

UK Litigation Brief | January 2023

Welcome to the latest edition of Osborne Clarke's Litigation Brief