Rosie BurbidgeNov 30, 20223 min readDo human rights impact trade mark law?A November 2022 judgment in the English High Court addressed the interesting question of the interaction between the Human Rights Act and...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 23, 20223 min readSHOPIFY v SHOPPI: What are the risks of a weak trade mark? The EU General Court has upheld a finding of no likelihood of confusion between an EU trade mark for Shoppi (figurative, pictured) and...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 23, 20223 min readWhen is a TM registration made in bad faith?In June 2022, we reported on a judgment striking out aspects of Tesco’s counterclaim in its trade mark dispute with rival supermarket...
Rosie BurbidgeNov 22, 20223 min readWhen is relabelling trade mark infringement? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has clarified the application of the so-called BMS conditions on repackaging and relabelling in a...
Rosie BurbidgeOct 28, 20223 min readCan infringing tester products be destroyed?Goods such as "testers" that are put on the market without the IP right holder’s consent may be destroyed, even if they were not...