Rosie Burbidge
Do human rights impact trade mark law?
A November 2022 judgment in the English High Court addressed the interesting question of the interaction between the Human Rights Act and...
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Rosie Burbidge
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
How to interpret an IP royalty audit clause?
Paddington Bear may be well known as an amiable character but a dispute over merchandising revenue has revealed some hidden tensions
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 24
- 2 min
When is a design solely dictated by technical function?
When is a registered design “solely dictated by its technical function”? And how relevant is the existence of a prior patent?
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 23
- 3 min
SHOPIFY v SHOPPI: What are the risks of a weak trade mark?
The EU General Court has upheld a finding of no likelihood of confusion between an EU trade mark for Shoppi (figurative, pictured) and...
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 23
- 3 min
When is a TM registration made in bad faith?
In June 2022, we reported on a judgment striking out aspects of Tesco’s counterclaim in its trade mark dispute with rival supermarket...