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...

It is very challenging to obtain a legal monopoly in a shape. The easiest solution is to file one or more registered designs within the...

What does the fashion industry hang on? The Janger is designed for travel and holiday use (so probably isn't getting a lot of use at the...

Are arbitration clauses a good idea? This post is not going to resolve this longstanding debate but it will highlight some of the...

Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...

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...

You take a famous car company with a well known trade mark, say Ferrari, and decide that you can get an entirely new revenue stream...

Branding and trade mark use can change in subtle (and not so subtle) ways over time. For example, it may be used in a different typeface,...

We first wrote about the impact of Brexit over a year ago back in a pre pandemic era. Although we still don't have a deal. The outcomes...

Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...

Inevitably the pandemic took centre stage at the Luxury Law Summit (3 September 2020) but thankfully it was not the only issue in the...

A Civil Restraint Order restricts the subject of the Order - usually a serial claimant - from bringing further claims in the future...

Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors [2019] EWHC 2925 is a classic David v Goliath dispute. You have a small family owned business versus a...

The red sole on the base of Louboutin shoes has been the focus of both media and legal attention for many years. There has been extensive...

"Unless familiar with the law of registered trade marks, you might think that it is relatively straightforward. Regrettably, you would be...

Star Athletica v Varsity Brands sent shockwaves through the fashion and copyright worlds but is it the game changing decision some have...

Photography cases have occupied a lot of the early years of the revamped IP Enterprise Court (or IPEC) more than any other type of case. ...

Can you add defendants to a claim when their involvement was at the design stage of a product several years before the product was...

Azumi Ltd v Zuma's Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 609 is a case about a dog's purpose. That dog is called Zuma. Zuma inspired Zoe...

Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office.  It...