The EU General Court has upheld the EUIPO Board of Appeal decision in the MONOPOLY trade mark case. This is a long anticipated and...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of trade mark infringement, but overturned a passing off finding, in a case concerning two UK...

The EU General Court has upheld a Board of Appeal ruling in a dispute between Chanel and Huawei, finding that Huawei’s EUTM application...

This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...

Disputes relating to software are often complex, with multiple parties and issues involved. However, they can also illuminate important...

Occasionally IP disputes break into the public domain. This one has to do with Nike, a famous brand, and also to do with Satan. Rosie and...

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has enabled smaller businesses to fight back against perceived intellectual property (IP) injustices. Its...

Is there a likelihood of confusion between the figurative signs pictured below (PANTHÉ and PANTHER) for “Clothing; Headgear” in Class 25?...

One of the highlights of the pandemic has been the opportunity to catch up on a lifetime's worth of TV. Fortunately, there are some truly...

What if the copying went further than just your designs and covered everything from your marketing strategy to your models? This major...

Influencers are advertisers. This has been clear for some time. But now influencers are trending for the wrong reasons as the Advertising...

A recent decision by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court reveals the problems that can arise when businesses that once shared name...

This was the question that Mr Justice Michael Green wrestled with in his judgment in Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Amazon UK Services Ld...

The long-lasting litigation over the authorship of the screenplay for the 2016 film “Florence Foster Jenkins” has resulted in the court...

Mr Justice Miles’s judgment in Lyle & Scott Limited v American Eagle Outfitters, Inc is an important decision for international fashion...

With IP worth 75% of a business’ value why do less than 13% of businesses have IP insurance? It’s fascinating to read the insurance...

A new employee joins a business. They have lots of new ideas and suggestions. Sounds great but might you be at risk? To put it another...

Dr Martens, the footwear and clothing brand that defined my teens, is launching an initial public offering (IPO) which could value the...

Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...

It is very challenging to obtain a legal monopoly in a shape. The easiest solution is to file one or more registered designs within the...

The Janger is designed for travel and holiday use (so probably isn't getting a lot of use at the moment!) Most fashion cases concern...

A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...

You take a famous car company with a well known trade mark, say Ferrari, and decide that you can get an entirely new revenue stream...