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...
7/30/2025 3:01:07 PM It’s time to act on the new R&D regime By Julia Cockroft Tabitha Reed Although the UK’s new R&D tax relief regime came into force on 1 April 2024, many companies have only now completed their first...
7/25/2025 9:19:27 AM Court of Appeal upholds Astellas' enzalutamide patent By Claire Phipps-Jones On Wednesday, the Court of Appeal handed down a decision upholding Astellas’ enzalutamide patent. Appeals on the question of obviousness...
7/25/2025 8:54:32 AM Licensing Executives Society Britain & Ireland 2025 Annual Conference: Licensing as a solution in an age of uncertainty By Ellen Lambrix Luca Cericola Earlier this month, Ellen Lambrix and Luca Cericola from Bristows’ Commercial & IP Transactions team attended the Licensing Executives...
7/21/2025 3:58:15 PM Stop Killing Games: EU and UK petitions reach signatory milestones By Luca Cericola Rob Powell The Stop Killing Games (SKG) EU petition has surpassed the requisite signatory threshold for it to be considered by the European...
7/10/2025 11:18:34 AM Drafting a copyright policy for the EU AI Act? See the new EU AI Act Code of Practice By Toby Headdon The final version of the EU AI Act Code of Practice for General Purpose AI Models has been released. There are three chapters, namely (1)...
7/2/2025 1:34:10 PM Ofcom issues consultation on “Additional Safety Measures” By Ben Steele Faye Harrison On 30 June 2025, Ofcom announced a consultation on “Additional Safety Measures" as part of its ongoing implementation of the Online...
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...
6/26/2025 11:49:41 AM CITMA Review July 2025: Freeze frame By Jessica des Landes This article was first published by The Chartered Institute of Trade Marks Attorney. Key points The High Court discharged a freezing...
6/26/2025 10:02:51 AM UK Industrial Strategy 2025: Key takeaways By Anna Honey James Johnston On 23 June 2025, the UK Government published its long-awaited Modern Industrial Strategy, setting out a ten-year framework to foster...
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...
6/19/2025 8:25:06 AM CITMA Review May 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...