From supplements to SANDOKAN: a snapshot of bad faith across the UK and EU
05 January 2026
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
05 January 2026
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
05 January 2026
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
16 December 2025
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has announced an increase in its fees for the first time since 2018 for…
Lip tapes and lawyers: UKIPO considers weak distinctiveness, bad faith and the weight of evidence
10 November 2025
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
10 November 2025
In its recent Lunapark v Hardeco judgement (C-452/24), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has delivered a…
Acquiring earlier marks, fame negating confusion and (not) a family of marks argument: easyGroup v Premier Inn Hotels
10 November 2025
In August 2025, easyGroup’s trade mark infringement claim against Premier Inn’s use of signs containing “REST EASY” in relation to…
Who knew air vents could be so interesting! General Court decision expands the concept of partial use
10 November 2025
The applicant, Bouwbenodigdheden Hoogeveen BV (BHB) has a European Union trade mark (EUTM) registration for BIENENBEISSER covering metal building materials…
Bad faith: UKIPO applies SkyKick in “Grayn” case
10 November 2025
In this case, the length and breadth of the applied for specification gave rise to a successful bad faith claim…
Lessons in clarity and precision from Thom Browne and Babek: what qualifies as a registrable trade mark?
06 November 2025
In two judgments, issued on the same day, the UK Court of Appeal set out the lay of the land…
Variant use, promotional use & partial revocation: easyGroup partially successful at the Court of Appeal
01 September 2025
Two recent Court of Appeal decisions, easyGroup Ltd v Easy Live (Services) Ltd (EasyLive) and easyGroup Ltd v Easyfundraising Ltd…
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