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Rosie Burbidge
Jun 22, 20223 min read
When can you get a trade mark survey & where is the line for bad faith?
Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...


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
Mar 6, 20222 min read
Where is the line for prior art and registered designs?
The UK's IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has recently been pondering existential questions relating to design rights. The case is Erol v Posh...


Rosie Burbidge
Mar 6, 20222 min read
When must a document be disclosed in copyright proceedings?
As part of the extensive copyright litigation over the popular song ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran, the defendants (Sami Chokri and others)...


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...
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