IP Cases & Articles
When ambush marketing meets the Streisand effect: the Levi’s World Cup lesson
With the FIFA World Cup 2026 nearing a conclusion, brands have spent weeks competing for global attention alongside the football…
IPEC insights: easyGroup Ltd v Cubico (UK) - easyGroup’s not so easy claims of infringement, passing off and invalidity
easyGroup did not satisfy the IPEC that the easyGroup family of marks were infringed by Cubico’s "Easy Bathrooms".
CJEU rules algorithmic platforms may lose safe harbour protection from liability
The Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that platforms deploying an algorithm…
Beyond the magic potion: protecting fictional characters in IP law
The General Court’s recent OBELIX decision is not a simple dispute over a trade mark for military goods. It serves…
Lost in translation? How the EUIPO found similarity between “MARC JACOBS” and “Makcr Joacbv”
A typo is one thing. A scrambled word is another. But what happens when a trade mark appears to be…
McHug v McDonald’s: UKIPO reinforces strength of family of marks and limits of strategic filings
The UKIPO’s decision in McDonald’s v McHugh (O/0385/26) provides a clear illustration of the protection afforded to an established family…
UK High Court blocks counterfeit medicine websites: block extends to any form of civil or criminal wrongdoing
The High Court has granted a website blocking injunction in the first case of its kind concerning the supply of…
IPEC insights: Advance Magazine Publishers v Cornucopia Entertainment – exclusive event advertising can be trade mark infringement and passing off
Magazine publishers and event organisers Advance Magazine Publishers Inc together with their UK subsidiary and licensee The Condé Nast Publications…
Advertising sustainability: Germany's new rules on green claims
Environmental claims have become a staple of modern marketing, but the legal framework governing them is tightening in Germany. From…
150 years of the UK trade mark register: iconic brands we represent
Now that INTA in London has passed, we are reflecting on the historic milestone of the UK trade mark register…
IPEC insights: Easygroup v Easyfeetstore - easyGroup’s claims of infringement, passing off and invalidity left flatfooted again
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) finds that having the common word “easy” is not enough for a finding that…
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