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The UK IPO has issued a new Practice Amendment Notice 1/25 (PAN) in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in SkyKick UK Ltd v Sky Ltd....
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By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird
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When we think about intellectual property, many people immediately picture trade marks for goods or services and patents for inventions....
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On June 25, 2025 the General Court of the European Union delivered its highly anticipated ruling in the «NERO CHAMPAGNE» case (T‑239/23)....
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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...
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Background Lifestyle Equities, owner of the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB marks, made headlines last year with their battle against the Royal...
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The defendants appealed the High Court decision that they had infringed Morley’s marks and that one of the defendants had breached the...
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Supreme Court judgments in IP cases are normally few and far between, but we’ve been spoiled recently with decisions on targeting,...
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For most business owners, building a strong brand reputation would be desirable. One may even be tempted into thinking that brand...
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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...
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Earlier today the Court of Appeal published its much anticipated judgment in the high profile dispute between Thatchers and Aldi over...
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Legal updates: easyGroup alleged that Easy Live’s use of various EASY LIVE signs infringed its EASYLIFE marks; it also sought to...
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Summary On October 16, 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld a decision from the Paris Commercial Court which ruled against JONAK for...
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In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...
In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...
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The main objective of the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Directive Proposal on Green Claims [1] is to provide transparency and...
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A new wake-up call regarding the importance of genuine use for trade mark owners On September 2, 2024, the EUIPO Board of Appeal (the...