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Don’t destroy your database right! Assigning a database right outside the UK or EU could destroy it
Don’t destroy database right by assigning it outside the UK or EU

Rosie Burbidge
4 days ago2 min read
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A stitch in time: design rights and fast fashion in Edwards v Boohoo
The April 2025 IPEC decision in Edwards v Boohoo [2025] EWHC 805 (IPEC) provides a detailed look at the interplay between unregistered...

Rosie Burbidge
Apr 123 min read
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Merck v Merck: the saga continues as UK Court of Appeal confirms breach of coexistence order
The Court of Appeal has handed down its latest decision in the long-running dispute between the two Merck pharmaceutical businesses –...

Rosie Burbidge
Apr 44 min read
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Aldi lookalike loses on Appeal
This judgment reinforces the value of registering packaging as a trade mark – not just logos or brand names.

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 293 min read
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No fowl play here – Morley’s trade marks upheld on appeal
The Court of Appeal upheld a string of findings by HHJ Melissa Clarke in favour of the South London fried chicken favourite, Morley’s.

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 293 min read
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A juicy summary judgment assesses requirements for trade mark validity
a detailed and instructive decision on the criteria for trade mark validity, with a particular focus on clarity and precision

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 294 min read
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Smart bra patent is too obvious to provide legal support
The IPEC recently considered whether a bra that tracks biosignals via side-positioned sensors was a genuine leap forward in wearable tech or

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 293 min read
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Copyright protection for TV show formats: another loss for ‘Shambles’ claimants
The January 2025 decision in Rinkoff v Baby Cow Productions Ltd  [2025] EWHC 39 (IPEC) is a significant one for anyone working in TV,...

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 293 min read
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Is the SkyKick judgment a Turning Point for UK Trade Mark Law?
As discussed here , the Supreme Court decision, focused on whether Sky’s registrations were made in bad faith because certain goods and...

Rosie Burbidge
Jan 112 min read
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Mind the Gap: TFL and GAP dispute registration of iconic slogan
TfL’s "MIND THE GAP" trade mark partly succeeded despite GAP’s opposition. Non-compliance with a co-existence agreement was bad faith

Rosie Burbidge
Jan 113 min read
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Registered designs and practical enforcement
Litigants in person can often face difficulties when tackling the complexities of IP law, the case of Barber v Wakefield & Ors [2024]...

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 8, 20244 min read
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Which IP rights should you rely on for AI innovation?
Which IP rights should you rely on for AI innovation? The intersection of AI and IP is evolving

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 4, 20243 min read
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What is changing for designs in the EU?
The new EU design regulation is waiting to transform the EU registered designs framework

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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Why did YouTube Shorts not infringe SHORTSTV trade marks?
High Court judge rules that Google’s YouTube Shorts service does not infringe SHORTSTV trade marks and that there is no passing off.

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 3, 20244 min read
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Is an artist's fake website protected by freedom of expression?
Samherji granted a summary judgment on its claims for passing off, copyright infringement and malicious falsehood against artist Odee.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 28, 20243 min read
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What did the Supreme Court decide in SkyKick?
The UK Supreme Court has given judgment in the long-running SkyKick case finding that Sky's marks should be partially invalid.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 27, 20243 min read
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Does Thom Browne’s four-bar design infringe adidas three-stripe mark?
Judge found that Thom Browne products featuring a four-bar design do not infringe certain position trade marks owned by adidas.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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WaterRower v Liking Limited: No copyright in rowing machine design
The court had been asked to consider whether WaterRower Ltd's water resistance rowing machines qualify as "works of artistic craftsmanship"

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 11, 20243 min read
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Are subscription businesses ready for stricter regulations?
The The Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC) introduces sweeping changes to subscription contracts.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Vitra case concludes that only EU can determine copyright principles
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has published its judgment in Case C-227/23Â Kwantum v Vitra.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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The IP exception to Sustainability in the new EU Packaging Regulation
The EU’s new Packaging Regulation introduces stricter guidelines on sustainability with an IP exception that needs swift attention

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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Are high-vis equestrian products protected by copyright?
High Court has ruled that copyright does not subsist in high visibility equestrian waistcoat, an elasticated hat band and horse neck band

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 8, 20242 min read
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Are VETSURE and PETSURE confusingly similar?
The English Court of Appeal has reversed a High Court decision in a trade mark infringement case.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 7, 20243 min read
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Scam EUIPO invoices - a German court finds fraud
A German criminal court has found three defendants guilty of fraud for sending misleading invoices to EUIPO customers.

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 6, 20242 min read
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