Rosie BurbidgeApr 10, 20223 min readHow do you prove design infringement?Boot designer Fairfax & Favor (F&F) has won a design infringement case against House of Bruar, a Scottish fashion retailer in the IPEC....
Rosie BurbidgeMar 6, 20222 min readWhere is the line for prior art and registered designs? The UK's IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has recently been pondering existential questions relating to design rights. The case is Erol v Posh...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 27, 20222 min readHow should an IP licence agreement be interpreted?What happens when two parties cannot agree about the interpretation of an IP licence agreement? This question was recently examined by...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 14, 20222 min readChina joins the Hague SystemChina has been steadily overhauling its IP system for well over a decade. Last week, in the latest development, China joined WIPO’s Hague...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 1, 20222 min readWhat do you think of the UK designs system?The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a call for views on the designs system. It says this will “help us better...