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    Teaching Graduate Study Doctoral Research Administration Mooting The Bill Cornish Memorial Fund CIPIL Marks its 20th birthday Contact

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    CIPIL Directors Members Research Students Affiliates Associates Research Visitors Herchel Smith Visiting Fellows

Seminars and events

Seminars and events overview
    CIPIL Seminars The Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture CIPIL Spring Conference Private Law and Intellectual Property Conference July 2023

Research

Research overview
    Ongoing research Policy documents Research grants Travel bursary

Projects

Projects overview
    HERA Project: Of Authorship and Originality Copyright and news research project (2014-16) The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project European Data Protection Laws and Freedom of Expression UK Data Protection Reform

Publications

Publications overview
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Resources

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    Legal Resources European Travaux Virtual Museum Primary Sources on Copyright History (1450-1900) European Data Protection - National Laws European Data Protection and Electronic Privacy - Transnational Links Article 29 Working Party Archive 1997-2018

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About overview Teaching Graduate Study Doctoral Research Administration Mooting The Bill Cornish Memorial Fund CIPIL Marks its 20th birthday Contact

People

People overview CIPIL Directors Research Students Affiliates Associates Research Visitors Herchel Smith Visiting Fellows

Members

Members overview Professor Mateo Aboy Dr Christina Angelopoulos Dr Jennifer Cobbe Dr Jennifer Davis Professor Kathleen Liddell Dr Poorna Mysoor Professor Jeff Skopek Dr Matthew White In Memoriam: Bill Cornish In Memoriam: Catherine Seville

Seminars and events

Seminars and events overview The Annual International Intellectual Property Lecture Private Law and Intellectual Property Conference July 2023

CIPIL Seminars

CIPIL Seminars overview Seminars 2025-2026 Seminars 2024-2025 Seminars 2023-2024 Seminars 2022-2023 Seminars 2021-2022 Seminars 2020-2021 Seminars 2019-2020 Seminars 2018-2019 Seminars 2017-2018 Seminars 2016-2017 Seminars 2015-2016 Seminars 2014-2015 Seminars 2013-2014 Seminars 2012-2013 Seminars 2011-2012 Seminars 2006-2007 Seminars 2005-2006 Seminars 2004-2005

CIPIL Spring Conference

CIPIL Spring Conference overview CIPIL spring conference 2026 CIPIL spring conference 2025 CIPIL spring conference 2024 CIPIL spring conference 2023 CIPIL spring conference 2026 CIPIL spring conference 2020 CIPIL spring conference 2019 CIPIL spring conference 2018 CIPIL spring conference 2017 CIPIL spring conference 2016 CIPIL spring conference 2015 CIPIL spring conference 2014 CIPIL spring conference 2013 CIPIL spring conference 2012 CIPIL spring conference 2011 CIPIL spring conference 2010 CIPIL spring conference 2009 CIPIL spring conference 2008 CIPIL spring conference 2007 CIPIL spring conference 2006

Research

Research overview Ongoing research Policy documents Research grants Travel bursary

Projects

Projects overview HERA Project: Of Authorship and Originality The Human Rights, Big Data and Technology (HRBDT) Project UK Data Protection Reform

Copyright and news research project (2014-16)

Copyright and news research project (2014-16) overview Project introduction (2014) Conference and workshop presentations Amsterdam conference April 2016 Working papers

London workshop November 2015

London workshop November 2015 overview Introduction Part 1: General context Part 2: Copyright as a means of intervening Part 3: Spain – a case example Part 4: Freedom of speech

US research trip November 2015

US research trip November 2015 overview 10/11/15 – CGCS, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania 11/11/15 ISP, Yale University 12/11/15 Tow Centre, Columbia University

European Data Protection Laws and Freedom of Expression

European Data Protection Laws and Freedom of Expression overview European Data Protection Laws and Freedom of Expression - Acknowledgements Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland United Kingdom

Publications

Publications overview

By Author

By Author overview Professor Mateo Aboy Dr Christina Angelopoulos Professor Lionel Bently Dr Jennifer Cobbe Dr Jennifer Davis Professor David Erdos Professor Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan Professor Kathleen Liddell Dr Poorna Mysoor Dr Matthew White

By Subject

By Subject overview Data Protection, Personality Rights and Confidentiality General Intellectual Property International Intellectual Property Copyright and Related Rights Designs Patents and Related Exclusivities Trade Marks, Passing Off and Geographical Indications Other

Resources

Resources overview Primary Sources on Copyright History (1450-1900) European Data Protection - National Laws European Data Protection and Electronic Privacy - Transnational Links Article 29 Working Party Archive 1997-2018

Legal Resources

Legal Resources overview European Case Law European Legislation International Resources Parliamentary Debates UK Court Decisions UK Legislation US Court Decisions US Legislation

European Travaux

European Travaux overview Community Design Regulation Community Trade Mark Regulation Copyright: Computer Programs Copyright: Database Directive Copyright: Information Society Directive Copyright: Rental and Lending Right Directive Copyright: Term Directive Designs Directive IP Enforcement Directive Trade Marks Directive

Data Protection Directive

Data Protection Directive overview Data Protection Directive overview Detailed index of article development

E-Commerce Directive

E-Commerce Directive overview Detailed index of article development (E-Commerce Directive)

Personal Data and Privacy in Telecommunications Directive

Personal Data and Privacy in Telecommunications Directive overview Detailed index of article development

Virtual Museum

Virtual Museum overview BBC v Wireless League Magazine [1926] Ch. 433 Beloff v Pressdram [1973] FSR 33 Britain v Hanks, The Times, April 1902 Burroughs Wellcome v Thompson & Capper (Tabloid) [1904] 1 Ch. 736 Byrne v Statist [1914] 1 KB 622 Cala Homes v McAlpine [1995] FSR 818 Cramp & Sons Ltd v Frank Smythson Ltd [1944] AC 329 Creation Records v News Group Newspapers [1997] EMLR 444 Dean's Rag Book Co v Pomerantz [1930] RPC 485 Designers Guild v Russell Williams [2001] FSR 113 Eno v Dunn [1890] 7 RPC 311 Express Newspapers v Liverpool Daily Post [1985] 3 All ER 680 Ferrier v Robert Hale Ltd, The Times, Sept. 1955 Football League Ltd v Littlewoods Pools Ltd [1959] 1 Ch 637 Francis Day Hunter v Bron [1963] 1 Ch 587 Green v Broadcasting Corp. Of NZ [1989] 2 All ER 1056 Hanfstaengl v WH Smith & Sons: MacGillivray 1905-1910 pp. 8-9 Hensher v Restawile [1976] AC 64 Hyde Park Residence Ltd v Yelland [2000] RPC 604 Interlego v Tyco [1989] AC 217 Kennard v Lewis [1983] FSR 346 LB (Plastics) Ltd. v Swish [1979] R.P.C. 551 Ladbroke v William Hill [1964] 1 All ER 465 Lawrence & Bullen Ltd v Aflalo [1902] 1 Ch. 264; [1903] 1 Ch. 318; [1904] A.C 17 Leahy, Kelly and Leahy v Glover [1893] 10 RPC 141 Leslie v J Young & Sons, [1894] AC 335 Magnolia Metal v Tandem Smelting Syndicate [1900] 17 RPC 477 Marengo v Daily Sketch & Sunday Graphic Ltd. (1948) 65 RPC 242, 251 Meek v Ledrut, Unreported Merchandising Corporation v Harpbond [1971] 2 All E.R. 657 Merchant Adventures Limited v M. Grew [1983] FSR 32 Native Guano Co Ltd v Sewage Manure Co [1899] 6 RPC Noah v Shuba [1991] FSR 14 Pasterfield v Denham [1999] FSR 168 Pearce v Ove Arup Partnership [2001] EWHC Ch 481 Preston v Raphael Tuck [1926] Radley v Spyrou Gowns [1975] FSR 455 Reddaway v Banham [1896] AC 199 Roberton v Lewis [1976] RPC 169 Snow v The Eaton Centre Ltd. (1982) 70 C.P.R. (2d) 105 Stevenson, Jordan & Harrison Ltd. v McDonald & Evans [1952] 69 RPC 10 Stovin-Bradford v Volpont Properties [1971] 3 All ER 570 Tidy v Trustees of the Natural History Museum [1996] 39 IPR 501 University of London Press v University Tutorial [1916] 2 Ch 601 Walter v Lane [1900] A.C. 539 A G Spalding and Brothers v A W Gamage (Ltd) and Benetfink and Co (1915) 32 RPC 273, (1915) LJ Ch 339
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