When is a registered design “solely dictated by its technical function”? And how relevant is the existence of a prior patent?

The EU General Court has upheld a finding of no likelihood of confusion between an EU trade mark for Shoppi (figurative, pictured) and...

Goods such as "testers" that are put on the market without the IP right holder’s consent may be destroyed, even if they were not...

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled on an interesting but unusual question, namely: can an EU trade mark court rule on the validity...

Louis Vuitton suffered a further setback in relation to its figurative trade mark (pictured) for a chequerboard pattern after the EU...