Feb 272 minWhat 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...
Jan 122 minWhat'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...
Nov 20, 20212 minA Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contractsWhat connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...
Nov 20, 20212 minWhen 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)...
Nov 5, 20213 minTherapists go to court over ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY markWe recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...
Nov 5, 20211 minThe United Arab Emirates to join the Madrid SystemGood news for international trade mark filing! On 28 September, 2021, the United Arab Emirates Government and WIPO announced that the UAE...
Nov 5, 20212 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...
Oct 4, 20212 minUnreasonable behaviour leads to IPEC costs awardIn early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...
Oct 4, 20212 minA rotten judgment for John LydonWho 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...
Oct 4, 20212 minMoral rights claim bound to failMoral 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...
Jul 5, 20213 minCheck before you threaten, warns HHJ ClarkeThere’s rarely been a better example of the risks of launching litigation without careful consideration than the recent IPEC decision in...
Jul 3, 20212 minWhat 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...
Jul 3, 20212 minA jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery worldMiss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...
May 28, 20212 minJudge backs employees in trade secrets contract caseThe High Court has recently provided guidance for employees in relation to the Recast Brussels Regulation. This guidance can be neatly...
May 8, 20212 minAssessing damages is never easyA recent judgment from the IPEC provides a warning for anyone pursuing damages claims in IP cases. The process is time consuming, complex...
May 8, 20214 minGive this passing off case a butchersPassing off is often added as an afterthought to a trade mark infringement action. In those circumstances, it is very often successful....
May 8, 20212 minMONOPOLY cannot last forever without regular useThe EU General Court has upheld the EUIPO Board of Appeal decision in the MONOPOLY trade mark case. This is a long anticipated and...
May 1, 20212 minTrade mark infringement claim upheldThe Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of trade mark infringement, but overturned a passing off finding, in a case concerning two UK...
May 1, 20212 minDatabase extraction was authorisedThis was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...
May 1, 20213 minWhich 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...