Coronavirus: IP offices in Europe – changed practice
30 July 2020
As a response to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, intellectual property offices in Europe have implemented special measures to…
WIPO PROOF: a new tool to safeguard your IP
17 July 2020
On 27 May 2020 the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched a new digital notarisation tool which allows users to…
Bad faith grounds for invalidating Chinese characters
17 July 2020
Bad faith is a ground that can only be used against an EUTM post registration and not beforehand during opposition…
Damages still available for infringement even where trade mark revoked
16 July 2020
The CJEU has ruled that compensation is still, in principle, available for infringement of a trade mark which has subsequently…
Reputation and the power of the influencer: Sugar Bear Hair v Beauty Bear
16 July 2020
The Opposition Division and Board of Appeal at the EUIPO have highlighted the power of influencer promotion, referencing social media…
UK High Court has no APPetite for icons that fail to practice “social distancing”
16 July 2020
App icons allow mobile users to discriminate between different software. To attain maximum impact in a competitive space, descriptive words…
WIPO alert: requests for payment of fees
29 June 2020
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has recently alerted PCT applicants and agents to a new scam where rogue invitations…
Standing up and speaking out: a conversation about diversity, positive change, justice and equality
15 June 2020
We recently attended “Standing Up and Speaking Out", a joint event organised by ChIPs and the Corporate Counsel Women of…
Sky v SkyKick UK High Court decision
04 May 2020
Sky had sued SkyKick for trade mark infringement relying on a number of registrations with specifications covering goods as broad…
Unfair advantage? Burlington Arcade successful at CJEU
01 May 2020
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has recently overturned a decision of the General Court and rejected various…
NOKIA v Kokiya: the letters of the law
01 May 2020
The applicant, Shenzhen Road Zhengtong Trading Co. Ltd., filed to register an EU trade mark (EUTM) for the figurative mark,…
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