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When is an interim injunction appropriate in passing off cases?
Mr Justice Mellor has declined to grant an interim injunction in a passing off case concerning vodka bottles. The case was brought by Au...

Rosie Burbidge
Sep 29, 20223 min read
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Geographical Indications: What are the latest developments?
The protection of terms which indicate the geographical origin of goods, whether as Geographical Indications (GIs), or otherwise is an...

Rosie Burbidge
Sep 25, 20223 min read
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What is the cost of resisting orders in the IPEC?
In a blog post last year, we reported on the IPEC judgment in Wirex v Cryptocarbon Global concerning infringement of the trade mark...

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 27, 20222 min read
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When can you get a trade mark survey & where is the line for bad faith?
Lidl has won the first skirmish in its trade mark infringement case against Tesco concerning the latter’s use of a yellow circle on a...

Rosie Burbidge
Jun 22, 20223 min read
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What do you need to do before picking a new brand name?
The risk of not doing any kind of trade mark search before launching a new business was clear in a recent IPEC case in which His Honour...

Rosie Burbidge
Mar 20, 20223 min read
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