Find out about two recent changes to the protection of well known trade marks in the UK

MISTER CHEF is not conceptually similar to MASTERCHEF says the High Court in an appeal from the UKIPO

Two EU General Court judgments on unconventional trade marks (Jet washer tips and smiley faced chips) led to two different outcomes.

The EUIPO has published guidance on how virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) should be classified, a question that has caused a lot of debate among trade mark applicants in recent months. The guidance states that: Virtual goods are proper to class 9 because they are treated as digital content or images, but the term virtual goods on its own lacks clarity and precision, so the content to which the virtual goods relate must be specified. The 12th edition of the Nice Cla

The UK-based fashion brand Manolo Blahnik has successfully invalidated a trade mark registration incorporating its name in China, following a 22-year legal battle. The decision was widely reported this week by media including the BBC, FT, Guardian, Vogue and Jing Daily. The trade mark registration, which was filed by a local businessman called Fang Yuzhou, has prevented Manolo Blahnik from operating in China until now. The company had made various attempts since 2000 to inval