Protecting the future of your Intellectual Property
As an Intellectual Property (“IP”) owner you may want to consider what happens to your protected assets and associated rights after your…
Intellectual Property
Thorntons Solicitors Intellectual Property Webinar | A Guide to Trade Mark Infringement
As a business owner, your brand is crucial. It is therefore vital that you protect your assets with a trade mark which will provide you…
Court of Appeal provides clarification on the interpretation of exclusion of liability clauses
A recent decision of the Court of Appeal has provided clarification on the interpretation of exclusion clauses in commercial contracts.…
Ed Sheeran’s High Court Copyright Infringement Battle
This week, the copyright infringement battle between Ed Sheeran, Sami Chokri and Ross O’Donoghue entered its second week at the High Court…
Employment Law Webinar | Protecting Your Brand
Brand is crucial to any business owner. From name and slogan to your logo or even colour, these can all be associated with your brand.…
Jodorowsky’s Dune, NFTs, and Copyright
In November 2021, Christie’s auction house listed Michel Seydoux Presents Alejandro Jodorowsky's Dune from Frank Herbert's Novel (often…
EU plans to reduce e-waste by standardising smartphone and tablet chargers
There has been pressure for some time to try and standardise many types of common electronic devices like phone chargers. Last week,…
The importance of marketing due diligence
Multinational brewery and pub chain Brewdog’s latest publicity provides a reminder to companies of the importance of carrying out the…
Caterpillar Meme Wars – Colin v Cuthbert demonstrates the additional considerations required in modern litigation
Unless you have been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, you will be aware that there is an ongoing litigation involving…
What does 2021 hold for Data Protection and Intellectual Property Rights
2020 ended much as it began with many unprecedented events, not least the UK's last-minute trade and cooperation agreement between the EU…
New Qualification for Thorntons’ Trade Mark Attorney
An intellectual property Associate at Thorntons has enhanced her specialty and qualified as a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, and will now…
Handling Requests for Information from the Police
It is not uncommon for organisations to receive requests from the Police to share personal data held about employees, clients or visitors…
Exit Day: What Happens Next for Data Protection?
Whether you sit in the pro-Brexit camp or in the Remain camp, Exit Day is here. We must now all accept that the UK will leave the EU at…
High Court ruling on ITV Debate
Tonight sees the first televised debate of the General Election campaign when Boris Johnson and Jeremy Corbyn go head to head on ITV.…
Princess Diaries - a publication too far?
Earlier this week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex commenced legal proceedings against the Daily Mail for copyright infringement, misuse of…
Thorntons appoints its first non-legal director for fresh data protection focus
Full service law firm Thorntons has appointed Morgan O’Neill as its new Director of Data Protection Services – the first role of its kind…
Guidance for Data Breach Victims
What should you do if your personal data is compromised?
GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 impose rigorous data protection standards…
The Growing Business of Franchising
Franchising is a common way of scaling a business quickly. The world’s largest franchises are household names: McDonald’s, Subway,…
The rise of the Influencer
Predominately found on Instagram and YouTube, there are now people making their sole living from posting curated content on social media.…
Direct Marketing and e-Privacy Regulations
As has been well documented, there are proposals to replace the current Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) with…
Gambling or just a game?
The convergence of interactive entertainment and gambling has resulted in various types of in-game purchases such as game-specific…