Rosie BurbidgeJun 20, 20222 minCan a TV character be protected by copyright?An interactive dining show titled “Only Fools the (cushty) Dining Experience” (OFDE) infringed copyright in the popular TV comedy “Only...
Rosie BurbidgeMay 27, 20222 minDoes scariness amount to detriment?A fascinating recent judgment by Recorder Amanda Michaels concerned allegations that UK and EU trade marks for FUNTIME, FUN TIME and...
Rosie BurbidgeJan 4, 20223 minHow do you interpret a copyright contract?The Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling by HHJ Hacon in the IPEC (first covered on the blog here) that copyright in a number of literary...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 4, 20212 minCan unreasonable behaviour lead to a higher IPEC costs award?In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...