A claim for infringement of UK unregistered design right alleged to subsist in the design of a pair of cargo trousers has failed.

Litigation between TV personality and naturalist Chris Packham and three citizen journalists gives useful insights on liability and damages

Watchstone Group has lost a confidential information claim against PwC in the High Court - the outcome depended on two witnesses

The EU plan to introduce geographical indications (GIs) for craft and industrial products has taken a big step forward.

A judge has ruled that issues relating to joint liability should be determined at the liability stage of a trial, rather than at quantum.

It is rare that a Hearing Officer decision is overturned on appeal. But this all changed in a recent TM application for STITCH

No “unless” order has been awarded in IPEC litigation re copyright infringement, breach of contract and fraudulent misrepresentation

Two Cotswolds estate agents shared goodwill in the name Hayman-Joyce. The trade mark infringement and passing off claims fail as a result

The court of appeal agrees that Muzmatch infringes Match.com's trade marks and its use amounts to passing off

Glaxo has finally achieved a qualified victory in its attempt to secure trade mark protection for the color purple as applied to an inhaler.

UK court rejects a claim that football boots and other footwear bearing the Dream Pairs logo infringe Umbro’s double diamond trade mark

The BBC has won a summary judgment against a screenplay writer who alleged that two episodes of the TV drama series Silent Witness infringed

An anti-age skin serum called “Elixir” has led to a finding of passing off and copyright infringement

Author ordered to publicise that John Lewis' 2019 Christmas advert is not infringing her copyright

UK Intellectual Property Office has published welcome guidance on the classification of NFTs, virtual goods and metaverse services

Lidl has succeeded in its trade mark infringement, passing off and copyright claims against rival supermarket Tesco.

A High Court judge has ruled in favour of AstraZeneca in a dispute over the interpretation of royalty provisions in patent licence agreement

The European Commission is cracking down on "greenwashing". The proposed Directive on substantiation and communication of explicit...

Crocs has shown the value of perseverance in EUIPO proceedings - and the value of supplemental evidence (if allowed)

Lenovo to pay InterDigital a lump sum of $138.7 million for a global license covering fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms

The copying of functional similarity in software used in quality assurance manufacturing was considered without access to the source code

The EU Court has given two judgments recently in referrals from EU national courts about how to interpret EU design law.

Proving that a trade mark has acquired distinctive character through use is very challenging in the EU. Find out the latest cases here

The UK IPO's finding that GRAM / INSTAGRAM and Soundgram are no confusingly similar was not "plainly wrong" says the High Court