2/11/2025 1:27:26 PM Representative claim not permitted in AI litigation By Toby Headdon Jake Palmer Getty Images (US) Inc and Ors v Stability AI Ltd [2025] EWHC 38 (Ch) In a reserved judgment in Getty Images v Stability AI, the UK High...
1/20/2025 5:27:01 PM Rapid Reaction - Thatchers v Aldi - Aldi loses on appeal as Court of Appeal overturns IPEC decision in lookalike cider case By Marc Linsner In a significant decision that will be warmly welcomed by brand owners in their continued fight against lookalike products, the Court of...
1/16/2025 2:17:39 PM “Cold Palmer”: is the conversation about image rights about to heat up? By Sebastian Stewart In June 2023, I wrote about the lack of clear legal protection for individual image rights in the UK, highlighting the resulting...
11/26/2024 3:30:56 PM SkyKick: What should trade mark owners do now? By Sean Ibbetson You can tell a trade mark dispute is more significant than average when it reaches the Supreme Court (after more than eight years of...
11/13/2024 2:05:57 PM SkyKick v Sky: guidance on what constitutes bad faith and how this may impact on trade mark filing strategies. By Stephanie Taylor The Supreme Court has today handed down the long awaited decision in the case of SkyKick UK Ltd ("SkyKick") and another (Appellants) v...
11/12/2024 9:46:30 AM WaterRower not protected by copyright | UK and EU copyright law not compatible By Sean Ibbetson The long-awaited judgment in the WaterRower case was handed down yesterday. The judgment has been eagerly awaited by both IP lawyers and...
11/6/2024 3:02:52 PM Establishing a reputation in the EU, a defeat for Diego Maradona on the trade mark pitch By Sarah Husslein On 5 November, the EUIPO issued two decisions in opposition proceedings [Sattvica S.A v. Global Royal Empire FZ-LLC - Opposition Division...
10/24/2024 3:08:33 PM The digital age for EU designs By Jérôme Coulonvaux An overview of the EU design legislative reform and the main changes for the design protection regime The design protection regime is...
9/25/2024 12:14:29 PM 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...
9/11/2024 9:54:00 AM 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...
6/27/2024 4:19:24 PM What's in my name? Benefits and pitfalls for fashion designers of using their own name as a brand By Sarah Husslein Jérôme 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...
6/13/2024 10:33:18 AM 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...