Sep 25, 2024 Thank you for the .music By Simon Clark One of the most anticipated generic top-level domains (gTLD) in recent times will drop for general availability on 8 October 2024. This...
Sep 11, 2024 Lifestyle Equities – the Evolution of “Targeting” in the United Kingdom By Victoria Rodriguez This article was first published in IPSANZ journal [September 2024]. Lifestyle Equities CV and Anor v Amazon UK Services Ltd and...
Jun 27, 2024 What's in my name? Benefits and pitfalls for fashion designers of using their own name as a brand By Sarah Husslein Jerome Coulonvaux In a recent trade mark decision in Belgium, the Brussels Court of Appeal had to consider the rights of a fashion designer and the extent...
Jun 13, 2024 Tour de France wins a stage, but not the race By Sarah Husslein Summer is just around the corner, full of sporting events including the famous Tour de France. The Company Tour de France (‘TdF’) is the...
Jun 12, 2024 Supreme Court rules company directors may not be liable as accessories to trade mark infringement By Dhara Reddy Sean Ibbetson In May, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed where it held that the directors of Hornby Street Ltd,...
Jun 10, 2024 Another shot on target – A deep dive into the Supreme Court decision in Amazon v Lifestyle Equities By Marc Linsner Miriam Schröder Earlier this year the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Amazon’s appeal regarding the advertising and sale of BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB...
May 09, 2024 Gibraltar v Viovet: Comparative advertising and trade mark infringement By Iva Gobac “Last month, the High Court handed down a decision on a preliminary issue in the case between two “veterinary nutraceutical”...
Mar 01, 2024 Getty Images UK claims against Stability AI to proceed to full trial By Toby Headdon Kyrana Hulstein This article first appeared in the Intellectual Property Forum journal, published by Intellectual Property Society of Australia and New...
Feb 28, 2024 Aldi’s infringement of M&S’ registered design upheld by Court of Appeal (but no caterpillars involved this time) By Simon Clark Toby Headdon You can read a more detailed analysis of the case here. The Court of Appeal upheld a High Court finding of registered design infringement...
Feb 06, 2024 Pokémon v Palworld - inspiration or infringement? By Charles Purdie It is sometimes said that there is a fine line between taking inspiration from another’s work and infringement of intellectual property...
Jan 25, 2024 Thatchers' trade mark and passing off claim against Aldi goes down in a cloud of cider By Sean Ibbetson Somerset-based cider maker Thatchers yesterday lost its trade mark infringement and passing off claim against the discount retailer Aldi....
Jan 18, 2024 Supermarket Showdown (Lidl v Tesco) – Lidl’s rights (trade marks and copyright) in the Lidl logo are infringed by Tesco’s “Clubcard Price” signs By Jeremy Blum Jake Palmer Partner Jeremy Blum and associate Jake Palmer review the UK High Court’s decision saying that Lidl’s rights in the Lidl logo were...