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Lewis Silkin shortlisted for Real Estate Team of the Year award 2019
08 May 2019Lewis Silkin has been shortlisted for the Real Estate Team of the Year award at The Lawyer Awards 2019.
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Selling your business
12 May 2019Many business-owners look to sell at some point. The reasons for selling may vary but often it is the opportunity for an owner to capitalise on the years of hard work that have gone into building up his or her business.
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European Court rules that employers must keep records of actual time worked
16 May 2019The European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) has ruled that employers must keep a record of all hours worked by their workers each day, in order to ensure compliance with the rules on maximum weekly working time and rest breaks.
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INTA 141st Annual Meeting 2019
17 May 2019Our team will be attending the INTA annual meeting in Boston on 18-22 May 2019 and will be hosting an INTA Afternoon tea reception on Sunday 19 May.
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Brand Clearance Guide
20 May 2019A practical guide to brand clearance including details on the range of searches available (such as trade mark searches, strapline searches, common law searches and domain name searches), information on budgeting for clearance and general strategic advice.
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European Union Trade Marks
20 May 2019A European Union trade mark (“EUTM”) is a single trade mark registration that provides trade mark protection in 28 of the European Union territories. This will change to 27 territories if/when the UK leaves the EU.
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UK Trade Marks
20 May 2019A trade mark registration for a business, brand or product name, a logo, slogan or other trade mark provides a business with the most effective form of protection against a competitor making improper use of its trade mark. Whilst a trade mark might be capable of being protected through other areas of the law, such as passing off, copyright or design right, registering a trade mark has a number of important benefits.
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Trade Mark and Design Searches
20 May 2019Whenever a new launch is proposed, whether it is for a product, brand, business name or an advertising campaign, there is always a risk that someone else is already using an identical or a similar name or design. If so, then that party may be entitled to obtain an immediate injunction from the court to prevent the launch and obtain damages for trade mark, design right or copyright infringement and/or passing off.
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Trade Marks in the United States
20 May 2019Trade mark rights in the United States arise from use of a trade mark, not registration. However, a registration acts as a public record of your trade mark, and places other possible users of the same or confusingly similar marks that you already holds rights in the trade mark throughout all fifty states. Whilst registration is not mandatory in the United States, registration is highly recommended; proving the existence of unregistered rights in your trade mark is difficult, very expensive, and at best, can show rights only in those States where you can show you have actively used the trade mark.
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Trade Mark and Design Services
20 May 2019The IP, brand, trade mark and portfolio management team at Lewis Silkin comprises more than 50 lawyers and trade mark attorneys along with specialist support personnel.
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International Trade Marks
20 May 2019Whilst there is no single trade mark registration that covers the entire world, knowledge of the various regional and international filing systems means that global protection can be achieved with greater ease and less expense than filing national trade mark applications in each country.
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European Union Trade Mark Opposition Procedure
21 May 2019The European Union trade mark (“EUTM”) opposition procedure is a process that enables third parties to prevent EUTM applications from achieving registration in certain circumstances.
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New gTLD domain
21 May 2019In one of the most far reaching developments to effect the internet since its creation, in January 2012 ICANN will start the process of releasing potentially hundreds of top level domain names for use by brand owners or as generic references. This presents unparalleled opportunities and risks for all brand owners, and only the best prepared are likely to meet those challenges.
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Trade Mark and Domain Name Watch Services
21 May 2019There is a temptation for trade mark owners to breathe a sigh of relief as they eventually file their trade mark applications. It is often the culmination of months of work searching for any prior rights and perhaps investigating, negotiating, cancelling or acquiring such rights. It is an end, but only to the beginning of a brand’s lifecycle. Once the application is filed, this is when the brand protection programme begins in earnest.
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UK Trade Mark Opposition Procedure
21 May 2019The opposition procedure is a process that enables third parties to prevent trade mark applications from achieving registration in certain circumstances.
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Court of Appeal rules on liability of overseas co-workers for whistleblowing
21 May 2019In an unusual case of whistleblowing detriment brought by an overseas employee against two co-workers also based overseas, the Court of Appeal (“CA”) has ruled that the Employment Tribunal (“ET”) has no jurisdiction to hear the claim in relation to personal liability of the co-workers, because they were outside the scope of British employment law.
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Payment issues for Construction Professional Practices
21 May 2019Can I claim additional fees if the construction costs increase? What if the project takes a lot longer than I thought? My fees are overdue – can I suspend my services?
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Family and parental rights
04 June 2019Family and parental rights continue to be a complex and sensitive area for HR professionals. This update will look at recent developments in order to help you minimise the risk of grievances or legal claims.
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How is the luxury and lifestyle sector adopting blockchain and other innovative technologies
05 June 2019The Collective by Lewis Silkin, in partnership with some of the most innovative technology businesses today, will be using real-life case studies and non-technical language to cut through the hype.
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Voluntary overtime must be included in holiday pay if sufficiently regular and settled
12 June 2019The Court of Appeal (“CA”) has confirmed that the Working Time Directive (“WTD”) requires voluntary overtime to be included in holiday pay if it is sufficiently regular and settled to amount to normal remuneration. On the wording of their NHS contracts, the claimants were also entitled to have both compulsory and voluntary overtime included in their holiday pay.