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Is Amazon liable for ads from third-party sellers?
Ecommerce may be transformed by an EU decision about who is responsible for ads on Amazon by third-party sellers for infringing goods

Rosie Burbidge
Jan 6, 20232 min read
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Can a country name be registered as a trade mark?
In December 2016, I wrote a post for the IPKat blog about a dispute over the ICELAND trade mark. Six years on, we now have two EU decisions

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 22, 20224 min read
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MISTER CHEF v MASTERCHEF: Where is the line for conceptual similarity?
MISTER CHEF is not conceptually similar to MASTERCHEF says the High Court in an appeal from the UKIPO

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 22, 20222 min read
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EU design law is changing - what do you need to know?
The proposal for a revised Regulation and Directive on designs was adopted on 28 November 2022! Next step: European Parliament

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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How are unusual trade marks faring at the EU General Court?
Two EU General Court judgments on unconventional trade marks (Jet washer tips and smiley faced chips) led to two different outcomes.

Rosie Burbidge
Dec 22, 20223 min read
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