Aldi’s copycat gin confirmed as infringing M&S’s registered designs: Court of Appeal guidance on UK registered design infringement
22 March 2024
The Court of Appeal has upheld the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court’s (IPEC) decision, and found Aldi to have infringed four…
Swatch v Samsung: intermediary liability for trade mark infringement
20 March 2024
We reported on the first instance decision in our article Swatch v Samsung: time for more content review? This case…
MYBACON: a deceptive trade mark for meat substitutes
20 March 2024
The applicant, Myforest Foods, applied to register MYBACON as a European Union trade mark (EUTM) for goods including meat substitutes…
SKINIDENT is not (SKIN-)IDENTICAL …or the limits of “Thomson Life”
20 March 2024
The General Court has once more found that a modified version of an earlier mark could have an independent distinctive…
It is all in the angles: Umbro wins its double diamond logo trade mark infringement appeal
20 March 2024
The Court of Appeal found that the Dream Pairs’ sign was similar to Umbro’s double diamond logo, overturning the High…
Compass Comms v Sanctuary Personnel: relaxation of cause of action estoppel in UKIPO proceedings?
20 March 2024
The applicant, Sanctuary Personnel Limited, had previously brought a cancellation action against the mark SOCIAL WORK NEWS under sections 3(6)…
March 2024 changes at the Company Names Tribunal
18 March 2024
On 04 March 2024, the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 came into force. The aim of this act…
Registration of transfers of rights and licences at the EPO
14 March 2024
A number of changes have come into effect in relation to the registration of transfers of rights and licenses at…
UPC Court of Appeal decides members of public require representation to request access to documents
12 March 2024
In a recent order the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has ruled that a member of the public…
UPC Court of Appeal reverses first instance decision: an in-depth review and analysis
05 March 2024
On 26 February 2024 the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal overturned the order of the Munich Local Division,…
UPC: Court of Appeal overturns first instance ruling for a preliminary injunction
28 February 2024
An order from the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal was published 27 February 2024, overturning the decision of…
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