Rosie BurbidgeNov 20, 20212 min readCan you protect designs as confidential information?What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 20, 20212 min readCan parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Community Designs?When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 5, 20212 min readFind out why trade mark clearance is importantWe recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 min readCan unreasonable behaviour lead to a higher IPEC costs award?In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 min readA rotten judgment for John LydonWho has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...