5/8/2025 2:00:29 PM Court of Appeal dismisses appeal in fast-food franchise trade mark dispute By Emily Mason The defendants appealed the High Court decision that they had infringed Morley’s marks and that one of the defendants had breached the...
5/7/2025 8:00:01 AM The relevance of unregistered trade marks and the requirements of prior use: the Italian Courts reaffirm the basic principles By Pietro Dettori In a recent decision involving anonymised parties, the Court of Appeal of L’Aquila dealt with unregistered trade marks and recalled the...
4/29/2025 8:00:57 AM F1's legal races off-track: Spanish trade mark cases as the 2025 season revs up By Daniel Córdoba As the 2025 Formula 1 season kicks off, fans worldwide watch with bated breath: will Lando Norris finally become World Champion? Will the...
3/6/2025 4:40:25 PM Company Name Tribunal Actions: A Review of most recent Defended Actions By Thomas Hooper If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, submitting a complaint with the Company Names...
2/24/2025 12:28:37 PM When a mark’s reputation precedes it: considerations for owners of reputable brands By Zyan Yang For most business owners, building a strong brand reputation would be desirable. One may even be tempted into thinking that brand...
2/13/2025 8:56:03 AM Canada's CIPO Launches Pilot Project to Enforce Section 45 of the Trade Marks Act: What It Means for Trade Mark Owners By Paola Ruggiero Sara Consorti The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has launched a pilot project aimed at randomly executing Section 45 of the Canadian...
1/20/2025 3:40:56 PM STOP PRESS: Court of Appeal rules in Thatcher’s favour in lookalike lemon cider battle By Tristan Sherliker Earlier today the Court of Appeal published its much anticipated judgment in the high profile dispute between Thatchers and Aldi over...
12/23/2024 8:30:07 AM Blow for easyGroup in ‘easy’ infringement action By Sharon Mutizira Legal updates: easyGroup alleged that Easy Live’s use of various EASY LIVE signs infringed its EASYLIFE marks; it also sought to...
11/27/2024 1:18:00 PM These ‘Dupes’ aren’t made for walking: the Paris Court of Appeal strengthens brand protection for luxury goods By Audrey Naturel Summary On October 16, 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld a decision from the Paris Commercial Court which ruled against JONAK for...
11/25/2024 9:00:00 PM It takes all kinds – the Federal Court of Australia issues decision on coffee jar trade mark dispute By Shehana Wijesena Sanya Bhatnagar Jonathan Wong In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...
11/13/2024 11:43:48 AM Long Awaited UK Supreme Court Decision in SkyKick v Sky By Peter Brownlow Tristan Sherliker Should you be able to register a trade mark for wide descriptions of goods and services or should you only be able to register it for...
11/12/2024 1:49:55 PM Greenwashing Directives: The future of eco-labelling in the Spanish market By Maria Gutierrez The main objective of the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Directive Proposal on Green Claims [1] is to provide transparency and...
10/28/2024 9:30:00 AM UK High Court Rules on Trade Mark Infringement in Athleta v Sports Group Denmark Case By Charlotte Peacock Karen Ayodele The High Court’s ruling on Athleta (ITM) Inc. v Sports Group Denmark A/S and another (2024) has once again underscored key issues on...
10/24/2024 3:04:31 PM Don't Dig Your Own Grave with Bad Faith: A Trade mark Battle in Funeral Services By Andrea Vantini In the world of funeral services, the recent Taffo family trade mark dispute in Italy has drawn significant attention. The Court of Rome...
10/1/2024 12:27:11 PM UK High Court determines AI app 'BUILDER' is not distinctive for software-related goods and services By Manuel Kröller UNITED KINGDOM Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence UK-based AI software developer opposed the use of “App BUILDER”,...
8/14/2024 1:28:33 PM Unpacking the EasyGroup vs. Bunq Ruling: The Risks of Weak Series Trade Marks By Edzard Boonen On July 10, 2024, the District Court of The Hague invalidated nine trade marks of the EasyGroup in a case brought against Dutch neobank...