What happens when two parties cannot agree about the interpretation of an IP licence agreement? This question was recently examined by...

A legal action for unjustified threats is a serious risk that trade mark owners run when making allegations of infringement, including...

What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...

When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...

Good news for international trade mark filing! On 28 September, 2021, the United Arab Emirates Government and WIPO announced that the...

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...

In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC ) in a dispute over the use of the name...

A recent decision of the EU General Court looks like good news for celebrities. The singer Miley Cyrus had applied to register her name...

There’s rarely been a better example of the risks of launching litigation without careful consideration than the recent IPEC decision in...

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Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...

A recent judgment from the IPEC provides a warning for anyone pursuing damages claims in IP cases. The process is time consuming,...

Passing off is often added as an afterthought to a trade mark infringement action. In those circumstances, it is very often successful....

The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of trade mark infringement, but overturned a passing off finding, in a case concerning two UK...

This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...

Disputes relating to software are often complex, with multiple parties and issues involved. However, they can also illuminate important...

Occasionally IP disputes break into the public domain. This one has to do with Nike, a famous brand, and also to do with Satan. Rosie and...

In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...

Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...

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