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What happens your current brand is different to your trade mark registration?
Branding and trade mark use can change in subtle (and not so subtle) ways over time. For example, it may be used in a different typeface,...

Rosie Burbidge
Oct 28, 20202 min read
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How can you invalidate a design?
Designs are often denied the IP limelight. This is for many reasons. One cause is perhaps a little circular: because designs are less...

Rosie Burbidge
Sep 27, 20203 min read
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When is a General Civil Restraint Order against further IP claims appropriate?
When is a General Civil Restraint Order appropriate against further IP claims. What about when evidence is fabricated?

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 13, 20203 min read
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Do declarations of non-infringement work for trade mark litigants?
Discover if declarations of non-infringement protect trade mark litigants. Dive into recent English cases and the limitations of DNIs.

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 13, 20204 min read
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Will wearable fashion revive retail?
Explore the intersection of fashion and technology and the potential for wearable fashion to revive the fashion industry.

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 12, 20204 min read
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Can a colour be registered as a trade mark?
Discover the complexities of registering a colour as a trade mark in the intriguing case of Cadbury's long battle for their iconic purple.

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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How can you tell if a trade mark is distinctive?
How can you tell if a trade mark is distinctive and learn why it's crucial for brand recognition and legal protection

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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How can designs be used to protect your products?
Discover the power of designs in protecting your products. Explore recent design decisions and learn how design rights can benefit you

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 8, 20204 min read
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How do UK unregistered designs work in practice?
Discover how UK unregistered designs work in practice and why they are often overlooked. Learn about the protection they offer

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 8, 20207 min read
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How do Part 36 offers work in confidentiality cases
Legal costs are not always seen as the sexiest topic for a blogpost (anyone with colleagues who cycle into the office may have similar...

Rosie Burbidge
May 25, 20195 min read
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IP and the gaming industry
Find out about the IP issues in the gaming industry! Discover the legal challenges surrounding loot boxes, GDPR, and the power of registered

Rosie Burbidge
Apr 10, 20193 min read
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When can you revoke a trade mark for non-use
Discover when and how you can revoke a trade mark for non-use. Dive into a recent trade mark case and learn more.

Rosie Burbidge
Jan 5, 20193 min read
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What is the threshold for copyright originality?
The fashion industry is no stranger to IP disputes. Marc Jacobs and Nirvana have recently joined this trend - find out why Nirvana didn't ju

Rosie Burbidge
Jan 5, 20192 min read
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How does brand protection work in practice?
Discover how brand protection works in practice. Learn about online tools, technological developments, and more.

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 17, 20183 min read
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How does LEGO protect its brand?
Discover how LEGO protects its brand through intellectual property strategies, trademark enforcement, and combating counterfeit products.

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 10, 20184 min read
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What brand protection solutions are available?
Discover the latest brand protection solutions available, from tackling counterfeit goods to enforcing IP rights. Learn how major brands are

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 7, 20185 min read
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How can unregistered designs work for your business?
Discover the untapped potential of unregistered designs for your business. Learn why they're more useful and versatile than you may realise

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 27, 20182 min read
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There's a new IPO report on designs infringement - game-changer or stating the obvious?
Discover the latest IPO report on designs infringement - is it a game-changer or just stating the obvious? Uncover the key findings and impl

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 27, 20185 min read
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Copyright, fashion and the USA
Discover the fascinating intersection of copyright and fashion in the USA. Uncover the game-changing decision that has sent shockwaves throu

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20186 min read
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What's the value of a photograph?
How is a photograph valued? Find out how to calculate the value of a photograph - copyright damages

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20183 min read
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How can you add new defendants to a claim?
Can you add defendants to a claim when their involvement was at the design stage of a product several years before the product was launched

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20183 min read
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Trade marks - the limits to the own name defence and groundless threats
Discover the limits of the own name defense in trade mark disputes and the consequences of groundless threats of trade mark infringement

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20185 min read
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How can you protect data?
Data was described by The Economist as as the new oil. Every valuable asset tends to be protected by IP in some shape or form and data is no

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20187 min read
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Domain names and Google Ads - what's the current position?
Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...

Rosie Burbidge
Nov 25, 20186 min read
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