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    What do you think of the UK designs system?
    • Feb 27
    • 2 min

    What do you think of the UK designs system?

    The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has launched a call for views on the designs system. It says this will “help us better...
    What's a website blocking order and why is it useful?
    • Jan 12
    • 2 min

    What's a website blocking order and why is it useful?

    Nintendo was granted an early Christmas present by the Honourable Mrs Justice Joanna Smith DBE - a website blocking order (Nintendo Co...
    A Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contracts
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    A Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contracts

    What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...
    When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?
    • Nov 20, 2021
    • 2 min

    When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?

    When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...
    Therapists go to court over ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY mark
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Therapists go to court over ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY mark

    We recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...
    The United Arab Emirates to join the Madrid System
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 1 min

    The United Arab Emirates to join the Madrid System

    Good news for international trade mark filing! On 28 September, 2021, the United Arab Emirates Government and WIPO announced that the UAE...
    'Green' trade marks on the rise
    • Nov 5, 2021
    • 2 min

    'Green' trade marks on the rise

    We’ve all become more conscious of climate change and other environmental issues over the past 25 years – and that can be seen in the...
    Unreasonable behaviour leads to IPEC costs award
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Unreasonable behaviour leads to IPEC costs award

    In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...
    A rotten judgment for John Lydon
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    A rotten judgment for John Lydon

    Who has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...
    Moral rights claim bound to fail
    • Oct 4, 2021
    • 2 min

    Moral rights claim bound to fail

    Moral rights disputes don’t come to court very often, so Mrs Justice O’Farrell’s judgment in The Front Door (UK) Lt (t/a Richard Reid...
    Check before you threaten, warns HHJ Clarke
    • Jul 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    Check before you threaten, warns HHJ Clarke

    There’s rarely been a better example of the risks of launching litigation without careful consideration than the recent IPEC decision in...
    What happened to Colin the Caterpillar & what does it mean for your brand?
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    What happened to Colin the Caterpillar & what does it mean for your brand?

    We take legal research very seriously - in order to fully understand the implications of the most tasty dispute of the year, Colin vs...
    A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world
    • Jul 3, 2021
    • 2 min

    A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world

    Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...
    Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case
    • May 28, 2021
    • 2 min

    Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case

    The High Court has recently provided guidance for employees in relation to the Recast Brussels Regulation. This guidance can be neatly...
    Assessing damages is never easy
    • May 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Assessing damages is never easy

    A recent judgment from the IPEC provides a warning for anyone pursuing damages claims in IP cases. The process is time consuming, complex...
    Give this passing off case a butchers
    • May 8, 2021
    • 4 min

    Give this passing off case a butchers

    Passing off is often added as an afterthought to a trade mark infringement action. In those circumstances, it is very often successful....
    MONOPOLY cannot last forever without regular use
    • May 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    MONOPOLY cannot last forever without regular use

    The EU General Court has upheld the EUIPO Board of Appeal decision in the MONOPOLY trade mark case. This is a long anticipated and...
    Trade mark infringement claim upheld
    • May 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Trade mark infringement claim upheld

    The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of trade mark infringement, but overturned a passing off finding, in a case concerning two UK...
    Database extraction was authorised
    • May 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Database extraction was authorised

    This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...
    Which IP rights subsist in an XML Schema?
    • May 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    Which IP rights subsist in an XML Schema?

    Disputes relating to software are often complex, with multiple parties and issues involved. However, they can also illuminate important...
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