The 13th edition of the Nice Classification will come into force on 1 January 2026. The Nice Classification guide is administered by WIPO...

Moral rights provide the author of a copyright work with various additional rights, such as the right to be identified as the author, and...

Tim Heaps, ‘Cloudy Outlook for Copycats? Successful Reputation-based Trade Mark Claim in Lookalike Packaging Dispute: A Summary of the...

The CJEU has today issued its judgment in two combined cases answering questions relating to the subsistence and infringement of...

With less than a week to go before the deadline for submitting responses to the Government’s consultation on designs (27 November), we...

In August, luxury haircare company Olaplex Holdings, Inc. (Olaplex) acquired US biotechnology company Purvala Bioscience, Inc. (Purvala)1...

The government has recently launched a wide ranging consultation aimed at overhauling UK design law in order to modernise the system. The...

Kyrana Hulstein and Marc Linsner, ‘Whose Shoes Are You Wearing? Post-Sale Confusion in Iconix v Dream Pairs: a summary of Iconix...

Sony is suing the Chinese corporation Tencent in a California court, claiming that Tencent’s video game “Light of Motiram” is a “slavish...

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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...

This article was first published by The Chartered Institute of Trade Marks Attorney. Key points The High Court discharged a freezing...