Litigation

Jul 29, 20212 min read

Mwah! Lipstick shape registered as EU trade mark

In a decision likely to be welcomed by owners of 3D trade marks, the EU General Court has ruled that the shape of Guerlain’s Rouge G...

Jul 22, 20213 min read

The UK IPO, at least, seems resistant to Wonder Woman’s superpowers, after it rejected DC Comics’ opposition to a trade mark application...

May 13, 20212 min read

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

Feb 22, 20213 min read

When is an online marketplace “targeting” consumers in a particular jurisdiction? This was the question that Mr Justice Michael Green...

Jan 28, 20212 min read

The long-lasting litigation over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 film “Florence Foster Jenkins” has resulted in the court...

Jan 27, 20212 min read

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) clarified the assessment of a position mark's distinctiveness in Aktiebolaget...

Sep 29, 20202 min read

There has long been a recognition that Chinese trade mark law has been moving toward a more reliable and consistent process. This is...

Oct 30, 20173 min read

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