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In its recent decision in the case Coty v Easycosmetic, the District Court The Hague shed some further light on the EU system of trade...

Earlier this month, the UK government announced its long-awaited decision on the future exhaustion regime for intellectual property (IP)...

Background Lifestyle Equities, owner of the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB marks, made headlines last year with their battle against the Royal...

The defendants appealed the High Court decision that they had infringed Morley’s marks and that one of the defendants had breached the...

In a recent decision involving anonymised parties, the Court of Appeal of L’Aquila dealt with unregistered trade marks and recalled the...

As the 2025 Formula 1 season kicks off, fans worldwide watch with bated breath: will Lando Norris finally become World Champion? Will the...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming various sectors. One pressing IP issue is copyright. Do AI work products that are...

Advocate General Spielmann has provided guidance on the territorial and conceptual scope of the infringing act of "stocking" goods...

The latest round of tariffs announced by the US at the White House Rose Garden on 2 April 2025 has sent ripples across various...

On 11 March 2025, the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) issued its decision in Babek International Ltd v Iceland Foods Ltd...

Introduction This case concerns a trade mark opposition filed by Scrummy Tummies Ltd (the “opponent”) against an application by That’s...

Stripping back a crowded portfolio of brands can appeal from a costs and brand messaging perspective, but it is important to have a...

If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, submitting a complaint with the Company Names...

Supreme Court judgments in IP cases are normally few and far between, but we’ve been spoiled recently with decisions on targeting,...

For most business owners, building a strong brand reputation would be desirable. One may even be tempted into thinking that brand...

In Case T-1163/23 Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH v EUIPO (11 December 2024), the EU General Court upheld a refusal to register an EU trade...