The Court of Appeal has dismissed Adidas AG’s appeal in a high-profile trade mark dispute against fashion brand Thom Browne, confirming the High Court’s decision that six of Adidas’s UK trade marks featuring three parallel stripes on garments are invalid due to lack of clarity and precision in their representations [2025] EWCA Civ 1340 . Background The case centred around 16 Adidas trade marks registered in the UK. Thom Browne sought their invalidation (or, alternatively, rev

The MARQUES panel on external factors changing our work also turned to the potential of artificial intelligence to transform trade mark practice. Dev Gangjee explored how AI could help fill gaps in the international system, improve trade mark processes, and even challenge the foundations of trade mark law

The opening panel of this year’s MARQUES conference looked at how external factors are reshaping the way we work. Speakers Dev Gangjee ...

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court ( IPEC ) has issued a mixed judgment in Martin & Ors v Bodegas San Huberto SA & Ors   [2025]...

Notting Hill bag trade mark claim fails as court rules rights were lost on company dissolution and renewal was invalid.

A recent decision from the IPEC sheds light on how courts assess trade mark infringement and passing off where competing businesses...

Don’t destroy database right by assigning it outside the UK or EU

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"