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Rosie Burbidge
Jan 31, 20232 min read
Are you aware of the benefits of geographical indications?
Sussex wine became the latest UK geographical indication (GI) to be registered in June 2022. GI status is available to wine in the region


Rosie Burbidge
Jan 31, 20232 min read
How has well-known mark protection changed?
Find out about two recent changes to the protection of well known trade marks in the UK


Rosie Burbidge
Jan 22, 20232 min read
Who controls a jointly owned trade mark?
This is a family dispute about control of a trade mark for "Legea" for sports goods. E.g. who can terminate an assignment?


Rosie Burbidge
Jan 6, 20232 min read
Is Amazon liable for ads from third-party sellers?
Ecommerce may be transformed by an EU decision about who is responsible for ads on Amazon by third-party sellers for infringing goods


Rosie Burbidge
Dec 22, 20224 min read
Can a country name be registered as a trade mark?
In December 2016, I wrote a post for the IPKat blog about a dispute over the ICELAND trade mark. Six years on, we now have two EU decisions
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