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The April 2025 IPEC decision in Edwards v Boohoo [2025] EWHC 805 (IPEC) provides a detailed look at the interplay between unregistered...

The Court of Appeal has handed down its latest decision in the long-running dispute between the two Merck pharmaceutical businesses –...

This judgment reinforces the value of registering packaging as a trade mark – not just logos or brand names.

The Court of Appeal upheld a string of findings by HHJ Melissa Clarke in favour of the South London fried chicken favourite, Morley’s.

a detailed and instructive decision on the criteria for trade mark validity, with a particular focus on clarity and precision

The IPEC recently considered whether a bra that tracks biosignals via side-positioned sensors was a genuine leap forward in wearable tech or

The January 2025 decision in Rinkoff v Baby Cow Productions Ltd  [2025] EWHC 39 (IPEC) is a significant one for anyone working in TV,...

As discussed here , the Supreme Court decision, focused on whether Sky’s registrations were made in bad faith because certain goods and...

TfL’s "MIND THE GAP" trade mark partly succeeded despite GAP’s opposition. Non-compliance with a co-existence agreement was bad faith

Litigants in person can often face difficulties when tackling the complexities of IP law, the case of Barber v Wakefield & Ors [2024]...

Which IP rights should you rely on for AI innovation? The intersection of AI and IP is evolving

The new EU design regulation is waiting to transform the EU registered designs framework

High Court judge rules that Google’s YouTube Shorts service does not infringe SHORTSTV trade marks and that there is no passing off.

Samherji granted a summary judgment on its claims for passing off, copyright infringement and malicious falsehood against artist Odee.

The UK Supreme Court has given judgment in the long-running SkyKick case finding that Sky's marks should be partially invalid.

Judge found that Thom Browne products featuring a four-bar design do not infringe certain position trade marks owned by adidas.

The court had been asked to consider whether WaterRower Ltd's water resistance rowing machines qualify as "works of artistic craftsmanship"

The The Digital Markets, Competition, and Consumers Act (DMCC) introduces sweeping changes to subscription contracts.

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has published its judgment in Case C-227/23 Kwantum v Vitra.

The EU’s new Packaging Regulation introduces stricter guidelines on sustainability with an IP exception that needs swift attention

High Court has ruled that copyright does not subsist in high visibility equestrian waistcoat, an elasticated hat band and horse neck band

The English Court of Appeal has reversed a High Court decision in a trade mark infringement case.

A German criminal court has found three defendants guilty of fraud for sending misleading invoices to EUIPO customers.