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Can UK courts grant pan-EU injunctions in proceedings began pre-Brexit ?
In short, yes: the UK courts can grant a pan-EU injunction in proceedings that were pending on 31 December 2020, the day the UK left the...
Rosie Burbidge
Jan 29, 20222 min read


What's the risk of filing a takedown notice?
A legal action for unjustified threats is a serious risk that trade mark owners run when making allegations of infringement, including by...
Rosie Burbidge
Jan 29, 20222 min read


How much will a court award in additional damages for flagrant IP infringement?
There was not a lot of excitement in 2021 but one IP highlight concerned the ongoing Original Beauty v G4K saga. We first wrote about...
Rosie Burbidge
Jan 14, 20223 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


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
Jan 4, 20223 min read
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