| 1 | Overview of Copyright This note provides an overview of the main features of the UK law of copyright. It outlines the categories of work protected by copyright; the requirements for copyright protection; the duration of copyright; the rules regarding ownership of copyright; the main acts which constitute primary and secondary infringement of copyright; the main permitted acts; and the civil and criminal remedies available to a copyright owner. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 2 | Overview of rights in databases An overview of how databases are protected by intellectual property rights. | Practice note: overview | Maintained |
| 3 | Character merchandising licences: IP rights and competition ... This note sets out the intellectual property rights relevant to a licence for character merchandising, in the sense of an image of a fictional character and related trade marks being reproduced on an article (such as a mug, lunch box or bed linen), and discusses the competition law issues that arise in relation to such licences. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 4 | Copyright licences in construction documents This note provides guidance on copyright licences in construction projects, particularly in the commercial property development sector. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 5 | Creative Commons Licensing This note considers the Creative Commons licensing scheme, how it came into being and how the licences work. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 6 | Intangible property: tax The rules in Part 8 of the Corporation Tax Act 2009 apply to a company's intangible assets. This practice note considers those rules, and how they affect a company's liability to corporation tax. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 7 | Intellectual property issues relating to employees and ... This practice note considers how the UK intellectual property regime applies to employees and consultants. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 8 | Intellectual property rights in the fashion industry A note on the impact of intellectual property rights on the fashion industry including the application of copyright, design rights and trade marks to this sector; issues relevant to online fashion sales; and the enforcement of rights applicable to high-street fashion and the luxury goods arena. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 9 | IP rights in the semiconductor industry This note explains the basic technical issues relating to the manufacture of semiconductor chips and describes the structure of the semiconductor chip manufacturing industry. This is followed by an analysis of how different intellectual property rights are used to protect various elements of a silicon chip manufacturing business. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 10 | Legal issues on assignment of intellectual property rights A practice note that discusses legal issues likely to arise on an assignment of intellectual property of any kind. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 11 | Legal protection of software This note considers the nature of computer software and the legal protection available for it under UK law. It focuses on the application of the law of copyright to software, but also briefly considers other intellectual property rights which might be relevant. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 12 | Management and exploitation of copyright This note summarises the main commercial and legal considerations relating to the protection, management and exploitation of a copyright portfolio in a general commercial context. These include the licensing and sale of copyright, confidentiality, the use of heads of agreement, local law issues, formalities, taxation, and the application of EU and UK competition law. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 13 | Overlap between copyright and designs This note considers the degree of overlap between the laws of copyright, registered designs and design right in the protection of an article. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 14 | Professional appointments: copyright A note explaining the importance of copyright and giving guidance on negotiating copyright licences in professional appointments. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 15 | Taking security over intellectual property A note on taking security over intellectual property, including patents, trade marks, copyright and design rights. This note also contains links to a multi-jurisdictional guide to finance (which includes issues relating to taking security over intellectual property) and to a detailed note on taking security over intellectual property in the United States. | Practice notes | Maintained |