12/4/2025 5:39:48 PM Copyright in applied art - are we any clearer? By Simon Clark The CJEU has today issued its judgment in two combined cases answering questions relating to the subsistence and infringement of...
11/26/2025 12:51:58 PM UK Competition and Markets Authority launches its first consumer enforcement action – what businesses need to know By Victoria Yuan Stephen Smith Sean Ibbetson On 18 November, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) used its direct enforcement powers under the Digital Markets, Competition...
11/24/2025 2:11:44 PM Design consultation responses: Deadline this week! By Simon Clark With less than a week to go before the deadline for submitting responses to the Government’s consultation on designs (27 November), we...
11/14/2025 2:56:15 PM The judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI in tables and bullet points By Toby Headdon The much anticipated High Court judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI has been handed down. As we knew would be the case, with Getty...
9/9/2025 4:12:17 PM Whose Shoes Are You Wearing? Post-Sale Confusion in Iconix v Dream Pairs By Marc Linsner Kyrana Hulstein Kyrana Hulstein and Marc Linsner, ‘Whose Shoes Are You Wearing? Post-Sale Confusion in Iconix v Dream Pairs: a summary of Iconix...
8/12/2025 1:06:31 PM US injunction on the Horizon? Sony claims Tencent video game is a “slavish clone” of Sony’s Horizon series By Jake Palmer Sony is suing the Chinese corporation Tencent in a California court, claiming that Tencent’s video game “Light of Motiram” is a “slavish...
8/1/2025 11:16:44 AM CMA begins to take action on fake reviews By Rob Powell New rules which aim to crack down on the problem of fake or misleading reviews online came into force back in April 2025, as part of the...
6/30/2025 12:18:30 PM The UKIPO provides guidance to trade mark applicants following the SkyKick decision By Stephanie Taylor The UKIPO has updated PAN 1/25 to provide guidance to applicants following the judgment in the SkyKick v Sky decision which was issued by...
6/24/2025 7:41:09 PM RAPID REACTION - Supreme Court allows appeal against Court of Appeal's decision in Umbro trade mark dispute By Marc Linsner In Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc & Anor [2025] UKSC 25 the Supreme Court has unanimously allowed an appeal...
6/12/2025 4:25:31 PM A thorn in the cider for Aldi By Jeremy Blum Today (12 June), the Supreme Court has refused permission for Aldi to appeal the Thatchers decision. This has taken me by surprise albeit...
4/25/2025 8:53:29 AM The Court of Appeal considers whether the average consumer is tipsy in a chicken shop trade mark dispute By Trecina Sookhoo This decision discusses some key issues about settlement agreements, the average consumer and the similarity of marks. The Court of...
4/10/2025 12:30:26 PM Changes in view for the UKIPO By Sarah Husslein Some changes are to be expected for the UKIPO. The results of the IPO’s transformation consultation have been released earlier today....