Jan 27, 2023 UKIPO clarifies address for service requirements for overseas applicants By Stephanie Taylor The UKIPO has now clarified its approach regarding the requirement to have a UK address for service with the publication of Tribunal...
Nov 07, 2022 The metaverse and the law – an article series By Bristows Lawyers Over the past seven weeks or so, we have released fourteen articles which discuss a variety of real-world legal issues and how they might...
Oct 19, 2022 Louis Vuitton fails to convince on acquired distinctiveness By Stephanie Taylor The General Court of the European Union has upheld the EU IPO Board of Appeal's decision to reject the evidence filed by Louis Vuitton as...
Aug 15, 2022 HOUSE OF ZANA held not to be confusingly similar with ZARA By Stephanie Taylor The UK IPO has confirmed that the trade marks HOUSE OF ZANA and ZARA are not similar, in a recent opposition decision. Whilst the words...
Jun 29, 2022 CARIAD - is love registrable? By Stephanie Taylor The UK IPO's decision to register the word CARIAD for candles in class 4 has been criticised by another manufacturer of candles, on the...
Mar 11, 2022 Reputation clauses in sponsorship agreements can (and really should) cut both ways By Rob Powell I wrote previously about the decision by Manchester United to swiftly terminate its partnership with long-term sponsor Aeroflot, the...
Feb 10, 2022 Nike sues StockX in US over unauthorised NFTs By Marc Linsner After expanding into the NFT market through its recent acquisition of RTFKT, a digital art and collectible creative studio, Nike has now...
Dec 20, 2021 Marks & Spencer was already unlikely to receive a Christmas card from Aldi this year, it certainly won’t be now… By Marc Linsner M&S has Aldi firmly in its sights. On the back of the high profile passing off and trade mark proceedings concerning Aldi’s Cuthbert and...
Dec 17, 2021 And Just Like That… a Peloton bike featuring in HBO’s Sex and the City revival prompts questions about product placement and trade mark infringement By Marc Linsner Product placement is by no means a new or emerging form of advertising, one only has to think of James Bond and the franchise’s...
Jun 29, 2021 Podcast: Trade mark infringement - what can we learn from Fox v Teleta? By Bristows Fox is a UK-based supplier of aesthetic and cosmetic products. Teleta is a long-established wholesale trader of pharmaceutical, cosmetic,...
Jun 25, 2021 "A cautionary tale to potential claimants who are considering trade mark infringement proceedings..." By Bristows Fox Group International Ltd v Teleta Pharma Limited, 23 June 2021, [2021] EWHC 1714 (IPEC)A recent trade mark dispute, heard before the...
Jun 25, 2021 A new-Madisonian approach to TM settlements...? By Sophie Lawrance My colleague Edwin Bond and I have commented on the recent ruling by the US Court of Appeals in 1-800 Contacts v FTC. 1-800 Contacts had...