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    How should an IP licence agreement be interpreted?
    • Feb 27
    • 2 min

    How should an IP licence agreement be interpreted?

    What happens when two parties cannot agree about the interpretation of an IP licence agreement? This question was recently examined by...
    What's the risk of filing a takedown notice?
    • Jan 29
    • 2 min

    What's the risk of filing a takedown notice?

    A legal action for unjustified threats is a serious risk that trade mark owners run when making allegations of infringement, including by...
    Rare defeat for easyGroup
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 4 min

    Rare defeat for easyGroup

    easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing...
    Court of Appeal divided over disclosure
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Court of Appeal divided over disclosure

    Can confidential discussions between parties in the UK be disclosed in parallel litigation in the US? The Court of Appeal was divided on...
    Speedy justice in design case
    • Sep 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    Speedy justice in design case

    In what may be a record for an IP case in the UK, the trial in Lutec (UK) Ltd & Ors v Cascade Holdings Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1907 (Pat)...
    Descriptive marks beware: Judge rejects Oatly trade mark case
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Descriptive marks beware: Judge rejects Oatly trade mark case

    Oatly has hit a brick wall in its attempt to stop third parties from selling oat milk using the word "OAT" plus the letter "Y". A...
    Cheers to a rare EAGLE trade mark decision
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 3 min

    Cheers to a rare EAGLE trade mark decision

    This Court of Appeal decision is a helpful reminder that a lack of evidence of actual confusion is not necessarily fatal to a finding of...
    The post-Brexit clock is ticking - don't miss out!
    • Sep 2, 2021
    • 1 min

    The post-Brexit clock is ticking - don't miss out!

    We first wrote about the impact of Brexit on UK trade marks over a year ago. We are now over 6 months in since the UK's departure from...
    SKY brings good news for broad trade marks
    • Aug 5, 2021
    • 3 min

    SKY brings good news for broad trade marks

    A common trade mark filing strategy in the UK and EU is to file a broad trade mark specification. A broad specification makes enforcement...
    Mwah! Lipstick shape registered as EU trade mark
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    Wonder Woman comes down to earth
    • Jul 22, 2021
    • 3 min

    Wonder Woman comes down to earth

    The UK IPO, at least, seems resistant to Wonder Woman’s superpowers, after it rejected DC Comics’ opposition to a trade mark application...
    Is Cybersquatting a big problem?
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Is Cybersquatting a big problem?

    In short, "yes". Cybersquatters are a growing threat to brands. This trend has accelerated as e-commerce grows and consumers spend more...
    FOOTWARE trade mark not descriptive
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    FOOTWARE trade mark not descriptive

    As brands expand into new areas, particularly those driven by emerging technologies, they are often looking for innovative and memorable...
    Have your say about the exhaustion of IP rights in the UK
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 1 min

    Have your say about the exhaustion of IP rights in the UK

    An integral part of the UK intellectual property system has been a focus on balancing creator protection with fair competition and...
    What does MADE IN BRITAIN mean?
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    What does MADE IN BRITAIN mean?

    After the many logistical issues posed by both Brexit and the pandemic and with sustainability at the forefront of everyone's mind, it is...
    What will Department Stores Look Like Post Pandemic?
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    What will Department Stores Look Like Post Pandemic?

    The pandemic has had a deadly toll on bricks and mortar retail. This has particularly affected some department stores, including the...
    Resell, resell, resell! Etsy buys Depop
    • Jun 14, 2021
    • 2 min

    Resell, resell, resell! Etsy buys Depop

    The retail space may still be recovering from some post Covid (& Brexit) turbulence, ecommerce continues to buck the trend. Etsy has...
    Chanel and Huawei logos are dissimilar
    • May 1, 2021
    • 2 min

    Chanel and Huawei logos are dissimilar

    The EU General Court has upheld a Board of Appeal ruling in a dispute between Chanel and Huawei, finding that Huawei’s EUTM application...
    Brands prosper despite business difficulties
    • Jan 29, 2021
    • 2 min

    Brands prosper despite business difficulties

    It’s a sad consequence of the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdowns in many countries that retailers have lost business, and regrettably...
    A recent development for Position marks
    • Jan 27, 2021
    • 2 min

    A recent development for Position marks

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