The 1970s band The Rubettes, known for the song “Sugar Baby Love”, were at the centre of a passing off judgment this month (Alan Williams...

The UK-based fashion brand Manolo Blahnik has successfully invalidated a trade mark registration incorporating its name in China,...

Successful claimants in litigation in the UK can normally choose between (i) an account of profits and (ii) an inquiry as to damages. But...

Can you register THE in relation to clothing as a trade mark in the United States? After nearly three years of trying, Ohio State...

As many readers will recall, Ed Sheeran was successful in his recent copyright case against Sami Chokri and others, after the judge – Mr...

The question of whether a trade mark infringement case should be transferred from or to the IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) remains a key...

In a blog post last year, we reported on the IPEC judgment in Wirex v Cryptocarbon Global concerning infringement of the trade mark...

Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...

A recent High Court judgement concerning the TIK TOK trade mark shows the difficulty of overturning decisions of a UK IPO Hearing Officer...

An interactive dining show titled “Only Fools the (cushty) Dining Experience” (OFDE) infringed copyright in the popular TV comedy “Only...

The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has answered questions referred from Germany concerning the concept of “acquiescence” in European trade...

The use of the sign Muzmatch in a dating website and app, as well as keywords featuring the word “match”, infringed trade marks for Match...

easyGroup has successfully enforced trade marks with the EASY prefix in many courtrooms over the years. It even places posters on the...

In a High Court judgment on 20 May 2022, Mrs Justice Falk found that Samsung had infringed a large number of trade marks owned by members...

A fascinating recent judgment by Recorder Amanda Michaels concerned allegations that UK and EU trade marks for FUNTIME, FUN TIME and...

Brexit may be “done” after the end of the transition period on 31 December 2020, but its impact is continuing to be felt in a number of...

A recent application for summary judgment in a trade mark case in the IPEC was right on the cusp of being successful. The case was NAH...

An recent case concerning the infringement of registered designs for furniture was notable for a finding of dishonesty on the part of the...

Boot designer Fairfax & Favor (F&F) has won a design infringement case against House of Bruar, a Scottish fashion retailer in the IPEC....

A judge in the High Court has upheld a UK IPO opposition ruling regarding Unilever’s application to register the trade mark WONDER MUM...

The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...

Confidential information – which can include databases, sales figures, spreadsheets – is often an extremely valuable part of modern...

The UK's IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has recently been pondering existential questions relating to design rights. The case is Erol v Posh...

As part of the extensive copyright litigation over the popular song ‘Shape of You’ by Ed Sheeran, the defendants (Sami Chokri and others)...