Search results for "" 2266 results found
Sort By
By Date
By Relevance
-
News
" > WIPR UK Trademarks Rankings 2025: D Young & Co "Outstanding"
The D Young & Co UK trade mark team has been ranked as "outstanding" for non-contentious work and "recommended" for contentious work in the WIPR UK Trademarks 2025 survey. -
IP Cases & Articles
SPCs post-Brexit: UK Court of Appeal sticks with the CJEU in Merck decision
The UK Court of Appeal has recently handed down its decision in the much awaited Merck Serono v Comptroller-General of Patents case [2025] EWCA Civ 45. In its decision, the Court of Appeal outlined that it was bound by its own previous decision, which aligned with assimilated Court of Justice… -
Newsletter
Trade Mark Newsletter No.139
-
IP Cases & Articles
Look-alikes look out! Unfair advantage wins the day for Thatchers in lemon cider dispute with Aldi
A family company has won its trade mark battle with a discount supermarket concerning look-alike branding. -
IP Cases & Articles
Stripe strife: first High Court exploration of position mark infringement and registrability
In November 2024 luxury fashion brand Thom Browne sought to invalidate 16 trade marks registered by adidas, all of which were position marks featuring variations of the iconic three-stripe design. Thom Browne argued these marks lacked clarity and precision, violating Section 1(1) of the Trade Marks Act 1994. Adidas counterclaimed… -
IP Cases & Articles
Public perceives virtual watches the same way as real watches: first General Court ruling on distinctiveness for virtual goods
For the first time, the General Court has ruled on the distinctiveness of a trade mark for virtual goods. It confirmed that the figurative sign shown below, applied for various goods, including virtual watches, lacks inherent distinctiveness. -
IP Cases & Articles
Mind the...gap? Transport for London v GAP
Whilst many will be aware of the “MIND THE GAP” warning that has echoed around the London Underground for the past 50 years, you may not know about MIND THE GAP branded merchandise as sold by TfL. The UKIPO recently issued a decision in a fraught opposition between Transport for… -
IP Cases & Articles
Is it a bird? General court confirms subjective nature of visual similarity of logo only marks
The applicant, Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology, sought to register the mark shown below in the EU, for goods in class 9. The application was opposed by Giorgio Armani based on its earlier mark, also depicted below, covering goods in classes 9 and 25 based on Article 8(1)(b) and Article 8(5)… -
IP Cases & Articles
No proof of actual awareness: acquiescence argument fails in the EU
General Court decision T-136/23 is a reminder that the threshold to establish acquiescence is high, and that earlier marks can invalidate EU trade mark (EUTM) registrations that have been in use for more than five years. -
IP Cases & Articles
The all-star crew of New Shepard 31: inspiring future generations in STEM and beyond
On Thursday 27 February 2025, Blue Origin announced the crew for New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight. The crew boasts an impressive collection of skills and knowledge ranging from award-winning journalism to rocket science, from bioastronautics to rocking a crowd of 100,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. This announcement is particularly…
Page 27 of 227
Previous Next