INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...

In short, "yes". Cybersquatters are a growing threat to brands. This trend has accelerated as e-commerce grows and consumers spend more...

As brands expand into new areas, particularly those driven by emerging technologies, they are often looking for innovative and memorable...

The pandemic has had a deadly toll on bricks and mortar retail. This has particularly affected some department stores, including the...

The retail space may still be recovering from some post Covid (& Brexit) turbulence, ecommerce continues to buck the trend. Etsy has...

The EU General Court has upheld a Board of Appeal ruling in a dispute between Chanel and Huawei, finding that Huawei’s EUTM application...

Occasionally IP disputes break into the public domain. This one has to do with Nike, a famous brand, and also to do with Satan. Rosie and...

Is there a likelihood of confusion between the figurative signs pictured below (PANTHÉ and PANTHER) for “Clothing; Headgear” in Class 25?...

Image rights are both hugely important and a fallacy. The UK, has no specific law of "image rights" but it is possible to protect a...

Dr Martens, the footwear and clothing brand that defined my teens, is launching an initial public offering (IPO) which could value the...

Is help coming to tackle the scourge of counterfeits sold on online marketplaces? Counterfeit goods affect all businesses as they grow...

A case regarding “ballet flats” is likely the last time in which a UK court will sit as a Community Design Court, and the judgment was...

You take a famous car company with a well known trade mark, say Ferrari, and decide that you can get an entirely new revenue stream...