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Find out how a complicated trading history leads to shared goodwill (not passing off)
Two Cotswolds estate agents shared goodwill in the name Hayman-Joyce. The trade mark infringement and passing off claims fail as a result

Rosie Burbidge
May 26, 20234 min read
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How should a patent licence be interpreted?
A High Court judge has ruled in favour of AstraZeneca in a dispute over the interpretation of royalty provisions in patent licence agreement

Rosie Burbidge
Apr 28, 20233 min read
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What is a fair patent licence fee & is it $138.7 million?
Lenovo to pay InterDigital a lump sum of $138.7 million for a global license covering fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) terms

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 24, 20232 min read
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Can you prove copyright infringement of software without seeing the source code?
The copying of functional similarity in software used in quality assurance manufacturing was considered without access to the source code

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 24, 20233 min read
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Is Insta the only GRAM trade mark?
The UK IPO's finding that GRAM / INSTAGRAM and Soundgram are no confusingly similar was not "plainly wrong" says the High Court

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 23, 20233 min read
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