Rosie Burbidge
When can you get a trade mark survey & where is the line for bad faith?
Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...
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Rosie Burbidge
- Jun 20
- 2 min
Can a TV character be protected by copyright?
An interactive dining show titled “Only Fools the (cushty) Dining Experience” (OFDE) infringed copyright in the popular TV comedy “Only...
Rosie Burbidge
- May 27
- 3 min
Why does Muzmatch infringe Match?
The use of the sign Muzmatch in a dating website and app, as well as keywords featuring the word “match”, infringed trade marks for Match...
Rosie Burbidge
- Mar 20
- 3 min
Would you associate WONDER MUM with WONDER WOMAN?
A judge in the High Court has upheld a UK IPO opposition ruling regarding Unilever’s application to register the trade mark WONDER MUM...
Rosie Burbidge
- Mar 20
- 3 min
What do you need to do before picking a new brand name?
The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...