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How do you assess unfair advantage?
The High Court has upheld a UK IPO finding that the registration of a UK trade mark for RED DAWG should be refused under Section 5(3) of...
Rosie Burbidge
Aug 31, 20222 min read


When is purchasing an old trade mark a good idea?
Trade mark infringement, honest concurrent use and so-called “moribund marks” were the focus of an interim decision in a case concerning...
Rosie Burbidge
Jan 12, 20222 min read


What do recent EU trade mark and design judgments mean for the UK?
Although EU law is no longer binding on the UK, in practice, the laws remain the same and what happens in the EU courts will continue to...
Rosie Burbidge
Dec 8, 20214 min read


How Tolkein's estate reclaimed a copycat crypto domain name
The estate of JRR Tolkien recovered the domain name jrrtoken.com, from the owner of a crytpo website
Rosie Burbidge
Nov 26, 20212 min read


Find out why trade mark clearance is important
We recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...
Rosie Burbidge
Nov 5, 20212 min read
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