IP-Fälle und Artikel

A recent UKIPO decision (O/0829/26) highlights that even a well-known band with significant residual goodwill may not be able to prevent the registration of a similar trade mark where the parties operate in fields that are only tenuously linked.

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has provided its assessment on how freedom of expression, under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), can be relied upon as “due cause” under EU trade mark…

English Whisky has recently been granted geographical indication (GI) status, formally recognising its distinct identity, reputation and innovation. The new status places English Whisky alongside Scotch, Welsh and Irish whiskies as a recognised and protected whisky category. The decision reflects…

The structure of the UK High Court has been modernised by the recent establishment of the Business and Property Division (BPD). Since the start of October 2026, the BPD has combined the Business and Property Courts, which previously sat across…

The claimants, Marshall Group AB and Marshall Amplification PLC, sued OWGH Limited for infringement of three UK trade marks for MARSHALL and MAJOR, each mark being registered for, among other goods, headphones.

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) handed down its judgment concerning the validity of the mark FLOWERBX, which was protected in relation to flowers and retail services in relation to flowers, and its infringement by the use of the sign…

In Automobile Club de L’Ouest v Omologato Ltd, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) found that uses of LE MANS, LM and LMR by a watch manufacturer infringed the claimant’s class 14 marks under sections 10(1), 10(2) and 10(3) of…

The European Commission has fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA), the largest penalty issued under the regulation to date. The e-commerce platform failed to properly police illegal, unsafe and counterfeit goods.

The General Court has found OPENAI descriptive and dismissed OpenAI’s challenge to the EUIPO; a reminder that fame and distinctiveness are not the same thing.

AI has become an integral part of everyday life, but its growing role raises new legal questions, including in trade mark and unfair competition law. The Regional Court of Berlin II recently addressed whether AI-generated overviews constitute trade mark use.

The European Commission has fined AliExpress €550 million for breaching the Digital Services Act (DSA), the largest penalty issued under the regulation to date. The e-commerce platform failed to properly police illegal, unsafe and counterfeit goods.