Rosie BurbidgeSep 25, 20223 min readGeographical Indications: What are the latest developments?The protection of terms which indicate the geographical origin of goods, whether as Geographical Indications (GIs), or otherwise is an...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 27, 20222 min readWhat is the cost of resisting orders in the IPEC?In a blog post last year, we reported on the IPEC judgment in Wirex v Cryptocarbon Global concerning infringement of the trade mark...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 22, 20223 min readWhen 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 BurbidgeMar 20, 20223 min readWhat do you need to do before picking a new brand name?The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...
Rosie BurbidgeMar 20, 20223 min readWhen is confidential information misused?Confidential information – which can include databases, sales figures, spreadsheets – is often an extremely valuable part of modern...