Rosie BurbidgeMar 7, 20215 min readHow can you stop someone from systematically copying your brand? What if the copying went further than just your designs and covered everything from your marketing strategy to your models? This major...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 22, 20212 min readWhy is a formal co-existence agreement important?A recent decision by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court reveals the problems that can arise when businesses that once shared name...
Rosie BurbidgeFeb 19, 20213 min readWhen is an online marketplace “targeting” consumers in a territory? This was the question that Mr Justice Michael Green wrestled with in his judgment in Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Amazon UK Services Ld...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 27, 20212 min readAre domain names personal property?Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...
Rosie BurbidgeDec 24, 20201 min readWhat happened in the last Community Design case in the UK?A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...