Rosie BurbidgeJun 133 minA 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 witho...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 134 minDo declarations of non-infringement work for trade mark litigants?Declarations of non-infringement or DNIs are common in the patent world whether as part of a pre-emptive “clearing the way” strategy or a...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 124 minWill wearable fashion revive retail?Fashion and technology have long been on a collision course and, like so much, the pandemic has accelerated things in a dramatic and life...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 84 minWhole visible surface or predominant colour? Cadbury's plays spot the series markCadbury UK Ltd v The Comptroller General of Patents Designs And Trade Marks [2018] EWCA Civ 2715. This appeal concerned Cadbury's attempt...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 84 minIf you Trespass on a trade mark you won't have a FUNTIMEThe IPEC looked at children's toys in Luen Fat Metal and Plastic Manufactory Limited v Jacobs & Turner Limited t/a Trespass [2019] EWHC 1...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 84 minDigging Designs - what's been happening in the last six months?My final IPKat post was dedicated to one of my favourite IP topics - designs. They are forgotten and misunderstood rights which is a sham...
Rosie BurbidgeJun 87 minUnregistered designs for eXtreme storageUK unregistered design right (UK UDR) is a handy IP right which is often overlooked by rightsholders. It protects the shape or configur...
Rosie BurbidgeMay 25, 20195 minLycra owner gets in a tight spot on costs: Unjust Part 36 offers, ex employees, breach of confidenceLegal costs are not always seen as the sexiest topic for a blogpost (anyone with colleagues who cycle into the office may have similar vi...
Rosie BurbidgeMay 25, 20193 minSkykick - why does it matter & what could it mean for trade marks? Counsel's perspectiveIPSoc recently had the latest in its successful run of education events. The talk from Simon Malynicz QC, SkyKick's leading counsel, gave...
Rosie BurbidgeMay 25, 20193 minWhat is blockchain? Find out in this book...Blockchain and the Law: The rule of code by Primavera De Filippi and Aaron Wright - review by Emily Long. Blockchain is a term often used...
Rosie BurbidgeApr 10, 20193 minMore Than Just a Game V - IP and the gaming industryLast week marked More Than Just a Game V - the London edition. MTJG (as it is known by those in the know) is an international series of a...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 5, 20193 minTrade 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...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 5, 20192 minSmells like IP infringement?The fashion industry is no stranger to IP disputes. In the last year, The IPKat has written about disputes involving Zara, Nike and Nike ...
Rosie BurbidgeDec 17, 20183 minBrand Protection - fresh perspectives from a Frankfurt conference [Part 1]I have recently returned from the Second Brand Protection Congress in Frankfurt. It was a very interesting event with a wide range of spe...
Rosie BurbidgeDec 10, 20183 minBuilding a Long Term Brand Protection solution - the Lego story [Part 3]This is the third and final post in the series on the Second Brand Protection Conference in Frankfurt. This post is all about Mette Ander...
Rosie BurbidgeDec 7, 20185 minBrand Protection Conference [Part 2]This is the second in a series of blogs following the Second Brand Protection Conference in Frankfurt. The first is available here. The f...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 27, 20182 minUnregistered designs - super useful rights which are unappreciated by designers Just under four years ago the UK Intellectual Property Office commissioned research to address the lack of existing data on design infrin...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 27, 20184 minThere's a new IPO report on designs infringement - game-changer or stating the obvious?Four years is a long time in politics but not a particularly long time in the land of government reports. Just under four years ago the U...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 25, 20186 minCopyright, fashion and the USAStar Athletica v Varsity Brands sent shockwaves through the fashion and copyright worlds but is it the game changing decision some have s...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 25, 20183 minHow much is a photograph worth? Photography cases have occupied a lot of the early years of the revamped IP Enterprise Court (or IPEC) more than any other type of case. ...