In June 2022, we reported on a judgment striking out aspects of Tesco’s counterclaim in its trade mark dispute with rival supermarket...

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has clarified the application of the so-called BMS conditions on repackaging and relabelling in a...

Miss Charlotte May KC, sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, has made a detailed calculation of damages due for infringement of a patent...

Goods such as "testers" that are put on the market without the IP right holder’s consent may be destroyed, even if they were not...

The Court of Justice of the EU has ruled on an interesting but unusual question, namely: can an EU trade mark court rule on the validity...

Holders of IRs designating the UK should appoint a UK representative to ensure that no important UKIPO communications are missed

A UK solicitor has been ordered to pay a substantial fine and costs after being found guilty of contempt of court after he told a client...

A novel, “The Secrets We Kept”, by Lara Prescott, does not infringe copyright in a non-fiction, historical book called “Lara”

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has upheld a complaint by a copyright owner, in a rare intersection of human rights and IP law

Louis Vuitton suffered a further setback in relation to its figurative trade mark (pictured) for a chequerboard pattern after the EU...

What's the scope of an injunction for unregistered designs for bumpers for VW Transporter vans?

A trade mark dispute about hand made footwear. This case clarifies the law on common mistake.

The Advocate General (AG) of the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has addressed one of the thorny issues in EU design law in a case involving a...

Mr Justice Mellor has declined to grant an interim injunction in a passing off case concerning vodka bottles. The case was brought by Au...

The protection of terms which indicate the geographical origin of goods, whether as Geographical Indications (GIs), or otherwise is an...

The complaints procedures offered by online marketplaces can be effective mechanisms for the removal of IP-infringing goods. However, as...

Deputy High Court Judge David Stone has ruled that the the question of whether a WaterRower water resistance rowing machine (pictured) is...

The problems that can arise when business partners fall out were illustrated by the recent judgment in Costa v DissociaDID Ltd & Anor. In...

The question of whether an advertisement or offer for sale “targets” consumers in a particular jurisdiction is critical in trade mark...

The High Court has upheld a UK IPO finding that the registration of a UK trade mark for RED DAWG should be refused under Section 5(3) of...

There has been a further court decision arising from Cadbury’s attempt to register UK trade marks for the colour purple in class 30. In...

The EUIPO has published guidance on how virtual goods and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) should be classified, a question that has caused a...

Exciting news for IP litigants in the UK! The costs caps at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) will increase, following a...

The UK government published its response to the call for views on reviewing the designs framework in the UK on 12 July 2022. In short,...