BrandWrites - By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird

20 Jan, 2025

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...

23 Dec, 2024

By Sharon Mutizira

United Kingdom Legal updates: easyGroup alleged that Easy Live’s use of various EASY LIVE signs infringed its EASYLIFE marks; it also...

16 Dec, 2024

By Julia Präger

Introduction In the realm of trade mark law, the assessment of potential confusion between marks is a critical component of legal...

13 Nov, 2024

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...

12 Nov, 2024

By Maria Gutierrez

The main objective of the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Directive Proposal on Green Claims [1] is to provide transparency and...

11 Nov, 2024

By Martina Fossati

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...

28 Oct, 2024

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...

30 Aug, 2024

By Pava Vrhovac

Case references – Paris Judicial Court, 3rd chamber, 2nd section, March 18th, 2022, n. 20/03727 ; Paris Court of Appeal, 5th division,...

29 Apr, 2024

By Ben Brown Giovanni Galimberti Rita Tardiolo +2 more...

The European Parliament and Council adopted the new Regulation On 23 April 2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and...