The Financial Conduct Authority has published its business plan for 2018/2019, shining a light on its upcoming priorities, which include a strong focus on Brexit, financial crime and technology.
Under the stewardship of acting chair Maureen Ohlhausen, the United States Federal Trade Commission had another robust year of enforcement activity; albeit amid uncertainty over the agency’s personnel.
Unified Patent Court: Where are we now?
The fate of the Unified Patent Court – a single patent court covering 25 countries – is currently up in the air following a German constitutional challenge. CDR examines the timeframe for the court and the greater impact Brexit could have on IP.
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission has exercised its power to freeze USD 27 million in trading proceeds of a Nasdaq-listed blockchain technology company, in what has been perceived to be a warning shot to the increasingly contentious blockchain sector.
The Chartered Institute of Trademark Attorneys’ spring conference provided insight into the enforcement efforts of the Intellectual Property Office and a case law update on the fallibility of memory.
The United Kingdom government has ratified the Hague Agreement, meaning that after Brexit, IP owners will be able to continue filing for international design applications.
With game-changing, as well as upcoming, rulings from the United States Supreme Court, patent litigation is a turning point where even the value of holding a patent is in question. CDR speaks with leading lawyers about how the shape of things to come.
A report by UK firm Hugh James has found that the number of small businesses taking cases to the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has hit a new record in the last year.
The dismissal of the appeal in the Property Alliance Group litigation marks another victory for the UK’s banks in narrowing down the scope for claims based on LIBOR related conduct.
Third-party financier Burford Capital is expanding its insurance arm to launch a global insurance business to address adverse costs risks in large-scale commercial litigation and arbitration.
The New Year sees further developments in long-running US litigation relating to one of the best-selling pharmaceutical drugs in history.
The emergence of a new cryptocurrency in Venezuela has raised concerns that the heavily sanctioned country is using the offering to evade economic sanctions imposed by the US and EU, while Russia looks set to tread the same path.
The Dana Gas case highlights the potential for conflict between courts in rival jurisdictions and between Islamic and western finance.