top of page
Blog
Search
Rosie Burbidge
May 27, 20223 min read
Do smartwatch apps infringe Swatch trade marks?
In a High Court judgment on 20 May 2022, Mrs Justice Falk found that Samsung had infringed a large number of trade marks owned by members...
Rosie Burbidge
Mar 20, 20223 min read
What do you need to do before picking a new brand name?
The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...
Rosie Burbidge
Mar 20, 20223 min read
When is confidential information misused?
Confidential information – which can include databases, sales figures, spreadsheets – is often an extremely valuable part of modern...
Rosie Burbidge
Feb 14, 20222 min read
China joins the Hague System
China has been steadily overhauling its IP system for well over a decade. Last week, in the latest development, China joined WIPO’s Hague...
Rosie Burbidge
Feb 13, 20222 min read
What is the Unitary Patent and why does it matter to you?
The unitary patent represents the biggest change to the IP landscape in Europe since the Community Trade Mark (now EUTM). Even if you’re...
bottom of page