Rosie Burbidge
Do human rights impact trade mark law?
A November 2022 judgment in the English High Court addressed the interesting question of the interaction between the Human Rights Act and...
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Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 24
- 2 min
When is a design solely dictated by technical function?
When is a registered design “solely dictated by its technical function”? And how relevant is the existence of a prior patent?
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 23
- 3 min
SHOPIFY v SHOPPI: What are the risks of a weak trade mark?
The EU General Court has upheld a finding of no likelihood of confusion between an EU trade mark for Shoppi (figurative, pictured) and...
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 22
- 3 min
When is relabelling trade mark infringement?
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has clarified the application of the so-called BMS conditions on repackaging and relabelling in a...
Rosie Burbidge
- Oct 28
- 3 min
Can infringing tester products be destroyed?
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...