Trade Marks Act 1994: Primary UK legislation governing trademark rights, registration, licensing provisions, and infringement. Key for defining what can be registered as a trademark and the rights conferred by registration.
Companies Act 2006: Core legislation governing relationships between group companies, directors' duties, and corporate governance requirements in the context of parent-subsidiary relationships.
Trade Marks Rules 2008: Secondary legislation detailing procedural requirements for trademark matters including registration and administrative processes.
Corporation Tax Act 2009: Tax legislation covering transfer pricing rules and tax implications of intra-group licensing arrangements between parent and subsidiary companies.
Value Added Tax Act 1994: Legislation governing VAT treatment of trademark royalties and related transactions between group companies.
Competition Act 1998: Legislation governing competition law aspects, including vertical agreements between related entities and market dominance considerations.
EU Retained Law: Post-Brexit retained EU law affecting competition regulations and trademark provisions that remain relevant to UK business operations.
Madrid Protocol: International treaty system for trademark registration that may be relevant if the agreement involves international trademark rights.
Paris Convention: International treaty providing protection for industrial property, including trademarks, across member states.
TRIPS Agreement: International agreement setting minimum standards for intellectual property regulation in WTO member countries.
Common Law Contract Principles: Body of case law governing contract formation, consideration requirements, and general contractual obligations under English law.
Intellectual Property Common Law: Body of case law relating to intellectual property rights, their protection, and interface with other IP rights in the UK legal system.
