2/12/2026 3:00:50 PM No use crying over spilt milk: Supreme Court draws the line on plant-based branding By Kyrana Hulstein Sean Ibbetson Yesterday’s decision in Dairy UK Ltd v Oatly AB [2026] UKSC 4 has clarified the scope of statutory restrictions on the use of dairy...
2/9/2026 3:38:24 PM Nowhere to go.. CJEU confirms earlier right must be valid at the date of opposition decision. By Stephanie Taylor The CJEU has issued its judgment in the case of Nowhere Co. Ltd v EUIPO with guidance on how earlier rights will be treated in EU...
1/15/2026 10:44:54 AM The art of sponsorship: luxury brand partnerships in arts and culture By Laura Harwood Camille Beckmann Arts and culture sponsorship brings together brands and cultural institutions (such as museums, galleries, theatres and music venues) in...
12/19/2025 11:38:59 AM 13th edition of Nice Classification to enter into force on 1 January 2026 By Stephanie Taylor The 13th edition of the Nice Classification will come into force on 1 January 2026. The Nice Classification guide is administered by WIPO...
12/12/2025 2:05:32 PM And the moral of the story is... By Simon Clark Moral rights provide the author of a copyright work with various additional rights, such as the right to be identified as the author, and...
12/10/2025 2:08:26 PM Cloudy Outlook for Copycats? Successful Reputation-based Trade Mark Claim in Lookalike Packaging Dispute By Tim Heaps A Summary of the Court of Appeal’s Judgment in Thatchers v Aldi Tim Heaps, ‘Cloudy Outlook for Copycats? Successful Reputation-based...
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...
11/24/2025 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...
10/7/2025 4:13:47 PM From lab to luxe: the rise of biotech in luxury beauty products By Laura Harwood Camille Beckmann In August, luxury haircare company Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (Olaplex) acquired US biotechnology company Purvala Bioscience, Inc. (Purvala)1...
9/10/2025 3:12:31 PM Consultation on changes to the UK designs framework: a condensed summary By Toby Headdon The government has recently launched a wide ranging consultation aimed at overhauling UK design law in order to modernise the system. The...
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...