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 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...
12/18/2025 2:42:36 PM Timeless heritage: the General Court backs Ferrari in the Testarossa trade mark cases By Sarah Husslein Angelica Martellato On 2 July 2025, the General Court of the European Union (GC) delivered two landmark judgments (T‑1103/23 and T‑1104/23), both concerning...
12/12/2025 2:05:32 PM And the moral of the story is... By Simon Clark Moral rights provide the author of a copyright work with various additional rights, such as the right to be identified as the author, and...
12/2/2025 3:57:09 PM "I Love" does not constitute a valid trademark in relation to clothing By Sarah Husslein This material was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, in...
11/14/2025 2:56:15 PM The judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI in tables and bullet points By Toby Headdon The much anticipated High Court judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI has been handed down. As we knew would be the case, with Getty...
9/9/2025 4:12:17 PM Whose Shoes Are You Wearing? Post-Sale Confusion in Iconix v Dream Pairs By Marc Linsner Kyrana Hulstein Kyrana Hulstein and Marc Linsner, ‘Whose Shoes Are You Wearing? Post-Sale Confusion in Iconix v Dream Pairs: a summary of Iconix...
8/12/2025 1:06:31 PM US injunction on the Horizon? Sony claims Tencent video game is a “slavish clone” of Sony’s Horizon series By Jake Palmer Sony is suing the Chinese corporation Tencent in a California court, claiming that Tencent’s video game “Light of Motiram” is a “slavish...
7/22/2025 8:27:22 AM Sports Brands: French Football Federation Wins Rooster Fight By Sarah Husslein This material was first published by Thomson Reuters, trading as Sweet & Maxwell, 5 Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London, E14 5AQ, in...
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...
6/24/2025 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...