European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters
Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...
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- Dec 24, 2020
- 2 min
Brand extensions beware!
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...
- Oct 28, 2020
- 2 min
What happens if the trade mark you use in practice is different to your registration?
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,...
- Oct 4, 2020
- 3 min
Don't lose your rights after Brexit
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...
- Sep 29, 2020
- 2 min
Trade marks in China
There has long been a recognition that Chinese trade mark law has been moving toward a more reliable and consistent process. This is...
- Sep 27, 2020
- 3 min
A slippery design can't slide away from invalidation at EUIPO
Designs are often denied the IP limelight. This is for many reasons. One cause is perhaps a little circular: because designs are less...
- Sep 8, 2020
- 3 min
Can the Internet save Luxury?
The Luxury Law Summit took time to consider the big picture commercial and business model questions which will affect legal decision...
- Sep 5, 2020
- 3 min
Protecting your brand Apple style
Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...
- Sep 5, 2020
- 4 min
The future of luxury in a post pandemic world - the Harrods take
Inevitably the pandemic took centre stage at the Luxury Law Summit (3 September 2020) but thankfully it was not the only issue in the...
- Aug 22, 2020
- 2 min
Smart fabrics in wearables and their protection with Intellectual Property rights
Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...
- Jun 13, 2020
- 3 min
A General Civil Restraint Order against further IP claims - Is this the end of Perry v Brundle?
A Civil Restraint Order restricts the subject of the Order - usually a serial claimant - from bringing further claims in the future...
- Dec 6, 2019
- 7 min
You can't cruise from cars to clothing - luxury trade marks and brand extensions post Bentley
Bentley Clothing v Bentley Motors [2019] EWHC 2925 is a classic David v Goliath dispute. You have a small family owned business versus a...
- Sep 4, 2019
- 2 min
Louboutin - red soles and trade mark protection
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...
- Jan 5, 2019
- 3 min
Trade mark classes are not Nice and easy
"Unless familiar with the law of registered trade marks, you might think that it is relatively straightforward. Regrettably, you would be...
- Nov 25, 2018
- 3 min
How can you add new defendants to a claim?
Can you add defendants to a claim when their involvement was at the design stage of a product several years before the product was...
- Nov 25, 2018
- 5 min
Trade marks - the limits to the own name defence and groundless threats
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...
- Nov 25, 2018
- 6 min
Domain names and Google Ads - what's the current position?
Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...
- Nov 25, 2018
- 2 min
Using blockchain technology to manage IP rights
This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Intellectual Property on 25 September 2018. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. What is...
- Oct 14, 2018
- 6 min
Argos goes to the Court of Appeal but leaves empty handed
Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...
- Oct 30, 2017
- 3 min
Trade mark use dispute? You can ABANKA on it
Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office. It...
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