Chickens come home to roost: Morley’s (Fast Foods) Ltd v Nanthakumar & Ors
07 May 2025
A recent High Court decision concerning London chicken shops highlights the importance of robust and forward thinking settlement agreements.
Pedantry on ice: High Court explores the relationship between trade marks and their descriptions
07 May 2025
British supermarket chain Iceland applied for a summary judgment regarding a dispute over Babek International’s registered trade mark (shown below).…
Birkenstock sandals are not art: German Federal Court denies copyright protection for classic Birkenstock models
07 May 2025
German sandals producer Birkenstock sued three entities which sold and/or produced sandals that are similar to its models Arizona, Madrid,…
Oh glow up! Another TV format case fails
07 May 2025
The BBC has succeeded in getting a seemingly spurious case against it thrown out. This case concerns an allegation by…
UK Government’s response to second consultation: trade marks & designs update
07 May 2025
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) launched its “One IPO Transformation” programme in 2021, with the ambition of enhancing and…
3D mark with a technical function? High Court re-enforces difficulties in registration
07 May 2025
In this recent High Court case, Mr Justice Smith re-enforced how difficult it can be to acquire and maintain rights…
ECOVIE and ECOVER: General Court finds likelihood of confusion
07 May 2025
In a recent decision, the General Court overturned the EUIPO Board of Appeal’s finding in an opposition between the EU…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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