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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...

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 22, 20223 min read


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
Jun 20, 20222 min read


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
May 27, 20223 min read


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, 20223 min read


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...

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 20, 20223 min read
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