Design registrations offer significant benefits. Amongst other things, they can help protect a brand's visual language.

UK court hears trade mark infringement claim brought by Icelandic fishing company Samherji against artist, Odee.

Neuroscience, consumer behavior, and trade mark law. A potentially powerful combination

Navigating Product Design Protection Across Europe: Insights from MARQUES

The MARQUES annual conference is gathering almost 1,000 intellectual property enthusiasts from around the world. One of the most...

A long time ago (late 2023) in a courtroom far far away (London), a case began concerning the use of likeness of the actor Peter Cushing

EasyGroup has recently lost two cases against other companies that use the word easy in their branding. In a judgment  on 4 September...

The EU's AI Act is the first comprehensive law to regulate AI

When software is commissioned, the key consideration is whether there is a contract and, if so, what rights are to be implied

An appeal against a case which found no trade mark infringement or passing off in relation to polo trade marks has been unsuccessful.

A dispute between two fashion companies over the interpretation of a licence agreement has led to a detailed June 2024 High Court judgment

A company that marketed and sold modified AGA cookers infringed AGA’s trade marks. Get in touch if you re-sell or upcycle branded products

Can EU data protection law be used to stifle copyright enforcement? The judgment concerned a dispute relating to data collected by Hadopi

The continuing impact of Brexit on IP disputes was evident in a June 2024 design case decided by Mr Justice Zacaroli in the High Court

Seven UK registered trade marks revoked due to the word Builder lacking distinctive character in relation to software etc

No stay in dispute re infringement of unregistered designs for maternity clothing. The defendant must file its Defence to the UK proceedings

Court of Appeal upholds finding in the Alaska Airlines and Virgin Group for trade mark licence dispute.

Tour de France's trade mark opposition against TOUR DE X logo has failed at the EU General Court.

easyGroup has lost its latest trade mark case against easyCOSMETIC using the "easy" prefix in its brand name

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising various industries but it poses significant challenges for intellectual property (IP) law.

The 2017 Court of Appeal decision that swung the pendulum back in favour of rights holders in trade mark use for spare parts.

EU General Court partly annulled the Board of Appeal’s decision in the revocation case against McDonald’s EUTM for BIG MAC

IPEC Judge rules in favour of Morley’s, a south London fast food chain, in its trade mark infringement case against a rival called Metro’s

The Judge in the Bitcoin case has published the detailed judgment with full reasoning on why Craig Wright is not inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto.