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    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...
    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...
    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...
    Are you Notorious? The USTR updates its list of Notorious Markets
    • Feb 22, 2021
    • 1 min

    Are you Notorious? The USTR updates its list of Notorious Markets

    In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...
    Covid and the digital future for the fashion industry
    • Jan 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Covid and the digital future for the fashion industry

    There is no doubt that Covid has been extremely challenging for retail in general and fashion in particular. These challenges have...
    Future gazing in a time of global crisis
    • Jan 19, 2021
    • 3 min

    Future gazing in a time of global crisis

    There is no doubt that we are living through an unstable time. The pandemic has changed daily life for everyone. Politics are far from...
    European Commission takes fight to online counterfeiters
    • Jan 6, 2021
    • 2 min

    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...
    The last Community Design case (in the UK)
    • Dec 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    The last Community Design case (in the UK)

    A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...
    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking
    • Nov 26, 2020
    • 2 min

    Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking

    Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...
    Don't lose your rights after Brexit
    • 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...
    Don't lose your rights after Brexit
    • 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...
    What does the Platform to Business Regulation mean for fashion?
    • Sep 6, 2020
    • 2 min

    What does the Platform to Business Regulation mean for fashion?

    The new Platform to Business Regulation (P2B regulation) applies across the EU from 12 July 2020. This Regulation is part of the EU's...
    Negotiating the new normal
    • Sep 5, 2020
    • 4 min

    Negotiating the new normal

    Georgina McManus (Global GC at Manolo Blahnik) and Ashleigh Hegarty (GC and Privacy Officer at Charlotte Tilbury) spoke to Kate Wilkinson...
    Brexit & IP - what you need to know
    • Mar 1, 2019
    • 2 min

    Brexit & IP - what you need to know

    Brexit may be nearly upon us. If this happens after 29 March there are various short term consequences to registered rights in the UK and...
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