1/19/2026 1:03:20 PM Industry S4 EP1: Fictional drama meets real world law By Naina Patel WARNING: This article contains spoilers about the Season 4 premiere of Industry.The Season 4 premiere of the HBO and BBC drama series,...
1/9/2026 10:07:18 AM When a car climbs a hill but a trade mark falls flat By Angelica Martellato Sarah Husslein Following Mercedes' win for its radiator-grille, this is another article related to the assessment of the distinctive character. In...
1/6/2026 9:38:59 AM Grille of distinction: Mercedes wins EU Appeal for radiator grille as a trade mark By Angelica Martellato Sarah Husslein The EUIPO’s First Board of Appeal overturned a partial refusal and allowed Mercedes-Benz’s radiator grille design to proceed to...
12/19/2025 1:34:38 PM The EU pharma package: what we know and what to expect By Xisca Borrás After years in the making, the much-awaited political agreement reached by the EU institutions on the so-called “EU pharma package” will...
12/19/2025 12:46:22 PM The Employment Rights Bill becomes the Employment Rights Act 2025 By Emily Atkinson Ciara Redican The Employment Rights Bill has now formally completed its journey through Parliament and yesterday received Royal Assent, bringing it...
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...
12/19/2025 10:12:12 AM European Commission proposes dramatic simplification overhaul of medical device and IVD rules By Jamie Hatzel Xisca Borrás The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposal for a regulation to simplify the EU Medical Devices Regulation (“EU...
12/17/2025 3:11:26 PM The final hurdle - the Employment Rights Bill to pass into law By Simon Bayliss Ciara Redican Manon Rattle After several rounds of back and forth within Parliament on several outstanding issues, yesterday the Employment Rights Bill (ERB)...
12/8/2025 5:25:46 PM Unlimited compensation for unfair dismissal By Manon Rattle On Friday the Government published a surprising amendment to the Employment Rights Bill that would remove the cap on the compensatory...
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...
11/28/2025 1:08:10 PM U-turn: Government backtracks on day-one unfair dismissal protection By Manon Rattle In a press release yesterday, the Government u-turned on its manifesto commitment to make unfair dismissal protection a day one right. ...
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...