6/19/2025 8:25:06 AM CITMA Review May/June 2025: War of words By Sarah Husslein This article was first published by The Chartered Institute of Trade Marks Attorney Key points While slogans are powerful marketing...
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...
6/12/2025 2:05:32 PM From Shadows to Spotlight: Ofcom Targets 4chan and File Sharing Networks By Naina Patel Faye Harrison This week, Ofcom has launched nine new investigations into online service providers, assessing whether they have failed to comply with...
6/9/2025 1:46:25 PM AI and copyright finally have their day in Court - Getty v Stability AI By Naomi Foale In what will be a landmark test of how artificial intelligence (AI) can be accommodated within legal frameworks designed for a pre-AI...
6/2/2025 2:33:51 PM Bristows’ UPC experiences: 2 years in By Dominic Adair Gregory Bacon James Boon Andrew Bowler Robert Burrows Adrian Chew Liz Cohen Brian Cordery Charlie French Naomi Hazenberg Myles Jelf Rachel Mumby Claire Phipps-Jones Richard Pinckney +11 more... Show less Two years has passed since the Unified Patent Court opened its doors, with the promise of a one-stop shop for patent litigation relating...
5/27/2025 10:04:42 AM Minor Discrepancies: Comparing the European Commission’s DSA minor safety guidelines with the OSA By Bristows As explained in our OSA vs DSA comparison article, safeguarding minors (users that are under 18) is a shared goal of both the UK Online...
5/15/2025 9:28:10 AM Caution: Enforcement Loading! Ofcom continues its campaign against non-compliant adult content sites By Subhalakshmi Kumar Faye Harrison On 14 May 2025, Ofcom announced that it has launched two further investigations for potential violations under the OSA. This time, the...
5/9/2025 11:16:48 AM Good news for patentees? An update on pharma PIs in the UK By Claire Phipps-Jones A recent case was brought before the High Court concerning Glenmark's alleged imminent infringement of AstraZeneca's patent covering its...
5/1/2025 5:44:35 PM STOP PRESS: UK Court of Appeal Overturns and Re-Decides FRAND Royalty in Optis v Apple proceedings ([2025] EWCA Civ 552) By Matthew Raynor Sophie Lawrance Richard Pinckney In a major judgment addressing the valuation of standard-essential patent (SEP) licences, the Court of Appeal has overturned the...
4/22/2025 8:25:34 AM Sponsor guidance update: costs and claw backs By Lizzie Field The latest version of the Home Office’s guidance for sponsor licence holders includes updates on the payment of sponsor-related fees. It...
4/16/2025 11:30:02 AM New breakthroughs in healthcare - Our takeaways from the Wired Health Conference 2025 By Stefano Incarbone Naina Patel On 18 March 2025, Bristows attended the Wired Health 2025 conference, which took place at Kings Place in London. It was a day gathering...
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....