Rosie Burbidge
How does the High Court treat appeals from the UK IPO?
A recent High Court judgement concerning the TIK TOK trade mark shows the difficulty of overturning decisions of a UK IPO Hearing Officer...
top of page
Blog
Search
Rosie Burbidge
May 28, 20223 min
Is a warning letter all you need to avoid acquiescence?
The EU Court of Justice (CJEU) has answered questions referred from Germany concerning the concept of “acquiescence” in European trade...
Rosie Burbidge
May 27, 20223 min
Why does Muzmatch infringe Match?
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...
Rosie Burbidge
May 27, 20223 min
Why did easyGroup lose the EASYOFFICE case?
easyGroup has successfully enforced trade marks with the EASY prefix in many courtrooms over the years. It even places posters on the...
Rosie Burbidge
May 27, 20223 min
Do smartwatch apps infringe Swatch trade marks?
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...
bottom of page