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Rosie Burbidge

Jun 20, 20222 min read

Can a TV character be protected by copyright?

An interactive dining show titled “Only Fools the (cushty) Dining Experience” (OFDE) infringed copyright in the popular TV comedy “Only...

Rosie Burbidge

May 27, 20222 min read

Does scariness amount to detriment?

A fascinating recent judgment by Recorder Amanda Michaels concerned allegations that UK and EU trade marks for FUNTIME, FUN TIME and...

Rosie Burbidge

Jan 4, 20223 min read

How do you interpret a copyright contract?

The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by HHJ Hacon in the IPEC (first covered on the blog here) that copyright in a number of literary...

Rosie Burbidge

Sep 15, 20212 min read

Speedy justice in design case

In what may be a record for an IP case in the UK, the trial in Lutec (UK) Ltd & Ors v Cascade Holdings Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1907 (Pat)...

Rosie Burbidge

Jul 5, 20213 min read

How to reduce the risk of a claim for Groundless Threats of trade mark infringement

There’s rarely been a better example of the risks of launching litigation without careful consideration than the recent IPEC decision in...

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