IPEC insights: Dryrobe v D-Robe - why policing your trade mark matters
The decision of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) in Dryrobe v D-Robe considers issues of genericism in trade mark…
Limits on using “milk” in product names, brand names and slogans: Supreme Court rules Oatly’s trade mark invalid
In short, the use of dairy terms such as “milk” is prohibited within trade marks for plant-based food and drink…
Creative origin: can use of a fashion designer’s own name cause deception to consumers?
A French company, named after its founder, the fashion designer Jean-Charles de Castelbajac, owned various trade marks for “JC de…
Honey, I modified the cooker! Court of Appeal explores trade mark exhaustion and copyright in design drawings
UK Innovations Group (UKIG) sold refurbished and electrified second-hand AGA cookers that had been converted using their “eControl” technology. At…
IPEC insights: account of profits not available in threats action - Luxe World v Touch of Vogue
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has issued a helpful decision in an interim strikeout application confirming that an account…
From supplements to SANDOKAN: a snapshot of bad faith across the UK and EU
Bad faith continues to evolve and influence trade mark prosecution strategy across the UK and EU. Two recent decisions, one…
Political parody of a famous brand: IKEA v Algemeen Vlaams Belang
An opinion of Advocate General Szpunar, on a case referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU),…
Nine lives and counting: Puma successful at the General Court
In this longstanding dispute, the EU General Court has annulled another decision of the Board of Appeal of the EUIPO,…
UKIPO: fee increases effective 01 April 2026
This article has been updated 03 March 2026: In December 2025 the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) announced an increase…
Lip tapes and lawyers: UKIPO considers weak distinctiveness, bad faith and the weight of evidence
Two recent UKIPO opposition decisions demonstrate the pitfalls and evidential hurdles when relying on marks with low distinctive character and…
CJEU: no room for national provisions on forfeiture of rights - EU Trademark Directive fully harmonises acquiescence
In its recent Lunapark v Hardeco judgement (C-452/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a…
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