Rosie BurbidgeNov 5, 20211 min readUAE joins the Madrid SystemGood news for anyone with international trade mark plans On 28 September, 2021, the United Arab Emirates Government and WIPO announced...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 5, 20212 min read'Green' trade marks on the rise We’ve all become more conscious of climate change and other environmental issues over the past 25 years – and that can be seen in the...
Rosie BurbidgeSep 15, 20214 min readWhy is easyGroup usually successful in trade mark proceedings (& why did it recently lose)?easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing...
Rosie BurbidgeSep 15, 20212 min readSpeedy justice in design caseIn what may be a record for an IP case in the UK, the trial in Lutec (UK) Ltd & Ors v Cascade Holdings Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1907 (Pat)...
Rosie BurbidgeAug 23, 20213 min readCan you win a trade mark case without evidence of actual confusion?This Court of Appeal decision is a helpful reminder that a lack of evidence of actual confusion is not necessarily fatal to a finding of...