Chickens come home to roost: Morley’s (Fast Foods) Ltd v Nanthakumar & Ors

07 Mai 2025
A recent High Court decision concerning London chicken shops highlights the importance of robust and forward thinking settlement agreements.
Phil Leonard
Phil Leonard
Associate, Solicitor
Chickens come home to roost: Morley’s (Fast Foods) Ltd v Nanthakumar & Ors

Pedantry on ice: High Court explores the relationship between trade marks and their descriptions

07 Mai 2025
British supermarket chain Iceland applied for a summary judgment regarding a dispute over Babek International’s registered trade mark (shown below).…
Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas
Legal and Trade Mark Administrator
Pedantry on ice: High Court explores the relationship between trade marks and their descriptions

Birkenstock sandals are not art: German Federal Court denies copyright protection for classic Birkenstock models

07 Mai 2025
German sandals producer Birkenstock sued three entities which sold and/or produced sandals that are similar to its models Arizona, Madrid,…
Jacqueline Feigl
Jacqueline Feigl
Associate, Rechtsanwältin
Birkenstock sandals are not art: German Federal Court denies copyright protection for classic Birkenstock models

Oh glow up! Another TV format case fails

07 Mai 2025
The BBC has succeeded in getting a seemingly spurious case against it thrown out. This case concerns an allegation by…
Peter Byrd
Peter Byrd
Senior Associate, Solicitor
Oh glow up! Another TV format case fails

UK Government’s response to second consultation: trade marks & designs update

07 Mai 2025
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) launched its “One IPO Transformation” programme in 2021, with the ambition of enhancing and…
Jennifer Heath
Jennifer Heath
Senior Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
UK Government’s response to second consultation: trade marks & designs update

3D mark with a technical function? High Court re-enforces difficulties in registration

07 Mai 2025
In this recent High Court case, Mr Justice Smith re-enforced how difficult it can be to acquire and maintain rights…
Olivia Oxton
Olivia Oxton
Senior Associate, Solicitor
3D mark with a technical function? High Court re-enforces difficulties in registration

ECOVIE and ECOVER: General Court finds likelihood of confusion

07 Mai 2025
In a recent decision, the General Court overturned the EUIPO Board of Appeal’s finding in an opposition between the EU…
Mia McIntyre
Mia McIntyre
Legal and Trade Mark Administrator
ECOVIE and ECOVER: General Court finds likelihood of confusion

Securing the future: cryptographic resilience to quantum threats

29 April 2025
Quantum computers have the potential to be faster and more efficient for certain applications which can effectively utilise their unique…
Eleanor Downing
Eleanor Downing
Technical Assistant
David Meldrum
David Meldrum
Partner, Patent Attorney
Securing the future: cryptographic resilience to quantum threats

Meril v Edwards: UPC refused to stay proceedings despite imminent EPO decision

24 April 2025
In a series of orders in Meril v Edwards, the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal has provided further…
Laura Jennings
Laura Jennings
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
Meril v Edwards: UPC refused to stay proceedings despite imminent EPO decision

UPC rejects cost awards for access requests: no legal basis for costs on pleadings and evidence access

24 April 2025
The UPC Court of First Instances have held there to be no legal basis for costs to be awarded following…
Khalil Davis
Khalil Davis
Associate, Patent Attorney
UPC rejects cost awards for access requests: no legal basis for costs on pleadings and evidence access

Updated EPO guidelines 01 April 2025

24 April 2025
The 2025 European Patent Office (EPO) guidelines, which supersede the March 2024 version, entered into force on 01 April 2025.…
Stephanie Wroe
Stephanie Wroe
Associate, Patent Attorney
Updated EPO guidelines 01 April 2025

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