Parallel Trading
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| 1 | Transactions and practices: EU Intellectual property ... When drafting or reviewing an agreement, it is important to appreciate the conflict that exists between the rules of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) that aim to promote competition and the free movement of goods, and national laws that protect intellectual property rights. The Practice note Intellectual property transactions examines the principles of EU law that apply to intellectual property rights generally; the application of Article 101 of the TFEU to licences of technology (patents and know-how), trade marks, copyright and computer software; and the application of Article 102 of the TFEU to the exercise of intellectual property rights. | Practice notes | Maintained |
| 2 | Transactions and practices: UK Intellectual property ... This Practice note considers the application of UK competition law to transactions involving intellectual property (IP) rights, and to the exercise of IP rights. It examines the principles of EU law that apply to intellectual property rights generally and their relevance in the UK domestic context, going on to consider the application of the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002 to licences of patents, trade marks, rights in designs, copyright and computer software. | Practice notes | Maintained |