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Jane Lambert On the 25 Sept 2013 I led a seminar on the law relating to branding at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square. This was part of an introductory course on IP law which started with the Introduction to IP Law on 26 June 2913. The slides and notes from that talk can be read and downloaded from my post "Introduction to IP Law " on 1 July 2013. Although I gave my talk without slides I have produced a set for the benefit of those who were not there and you can read and download them here: Introduction to brands from Jane Lambert I also gave each attendee a set of notes and a memory stick which you will find here:   Introduction to the law relating to branding from Jane Lambert The next talks in the series will be on Creative Output - Copyright and Related Rights  which will take place at 4-5 Gray's Inn Square on 30 Oct 2013 between 16:00 and 18:00 and Technology - Patents, Trade Secrets, Design Rights, Plant Varieties etc  on 27 No...

Jane Lambert On Thursday 26 June 2013 I introduced some 20 lawyers and others to intellectual property law. To be fair some members of my audience knew a great deal about the topic. However, I think they all learned something new. Instead of talking about the mechanics of IP law we discussed policy.  How IP has to strike a balance between two conflicting public interests:: incentivizing creativity and innovation; while safeguarding competition and freedom of trade. This tension between these conflicting public interests has existed since the Statute of Monopolies 1623 and the Statute of Anne 1710 and it is essential to appreciate that tension in order to understand IP law.   As it was not possible to cover everything in the 2 hours available to me each delegate got the following 16 page handout. This is the first of a series of talks on IP which we shall offer to solicitors and others over the course of the year.. In this series we shal...