Apr 4, 2024

The disguised harm of dupe culture

Apr 3, 2024

Tracking the UK trade in fakes – Ins and outs

Apr 2, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- The UK Court of Appeal allows a Lidl trade mark to go a long way

Mar 28, 2024

The Global Legal Post article- Quality and authenticity at issue in high-profile Chanel and WGACA case

Mar 27, 2024

Tracking the UK trade in fakes – Counterfeit hotspots

Mar 26, 2024

No easyWay out: finding of no infringement in Nuclei’s EASY OFFICES leads to revocation of easyGroup’s trade marks

Mar 25, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- The finale of the Classic Coach Company case in Dutch Supreme Court

Mar 22, 2024

A Lidl trade mark goes a long way...

Mar 21, 2024

Samsung v Swatch: the UK Court of Appeal departs from the EU approach to the E-Commerce Directive ‘safe harbour defence’

Mar 20, 2024

AI or .AI? Depends if you are looking to register a domain in Anguilla or not

Mar 19, 2024

Web2/Web3 crossover – Investigations and clustering

Mar 14, 2024

Drier than a desert – the topic of trade mark deadlines

Mar 13, 2024

Web2/Web3 crossover: Brand-related crypto-infringements

Mar 12, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- UK trade mark law post-Brexit: the UK Court of Appeal diverges from the CJEU in statutory acquiescence

Mar 11, 2024

Changes to Companies Act boost brand owners

Mar 8, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- UK trade mark law post-Brexit: the Advancetrack case examines REULA and the TMA 1994

Mar 5, 2024

Finding the fakes: another application of keyword-based filtering

Feb 29, 2024

Health scam websites: identifying related domains using clustering techniques

Feb 27, 2024

Website impersonations: a case study of domain names targeting the UK government

Feb 22, 2024

Use it or lose it: TESTAROSSA no longer a valid EU trade mark for Ferrari for ‘automobiles’

Feb 21, 2024

Registrable transactions and recordals – naughty, but nice

Feb 20, 2024

The crossover: two recent developments in Web2/Web3 interaction

Feb 19, 2024

Delta Sky Club flying high after defeating revocation claim

Feb 16, 2024

No tickbox affair: TikTok unsuccessfully opposes a trade mark application

Feb 15, 2024

Channelling trade mark protection: trade marks in the Channel Islands

Feb 14, 2024

Basmati: CJEU case offers more than a grain of truth about dates for relevant grounds disputes at the EUIPO

Feb 13, 2024

Superheroes at the UKIPO/EUIPO in 2023 – BATMAN, SUPERMAN and BLACK ADAM

Feb 12, 2024

A tasty new TLD: the launch of .food

Feb 9, 2024

BATMAN RETURNS: to secure inherent distinctive character in the Batman Logo

Feb 6, 2024

Utilisation of relevance keywords for prioritising results in brand monitoring

Feb 1, 2024

Think globally, act locally: An overview of infringement hotspots around the world

Jan 31, 2024

No Cure? The brand owner’s battle to identify and stop counterfeit networks

Jan 30, 2024

The power of trade marks in the fashion industry

Jan 29, 2024

Walkers’ poppadom conundrum: when tax and IP laws meet

Jan 26, 2024

“And the award goes to…”: the online presence of the Oscars best-picture nominees

Jan 25, 2024

AI-t's raining brands: The top generative-AI brands in 2024

Jan 25, 2024

A point (pint?) for Aldi but the lookalikes battle goes on

Jan 24, 2024

Adidas vs. Puma: the sibling rivalry and trade mark disputes

Jan 22, 2024

Once more unto the breach – bicycle brand trade mark registration is held to have been filed in bad faith as it breached a coexistence agreement

Jan 19, 2024

Seek and ye shall (not necessarily) find: the dangers of relying (just) on SEO

Jan 18, 2024

IP fishing in the Yemen

Jan 16, 2024

Coining Success: Trends in the online brand prominence and overall value of cryptocurrencies

Jan 15, 2024

What’s in a (nick)name? A concept: FRIDA KAHLO v FRIDU

Jan 12, 2024

Searching for Google Gemini: a case study in handling false positives in brand monitoring

Jan 10, 2024

A review of the current state of the new-gTLD programme – Dot-brands

Jan 9, 2024

Pass the liability to the left hand side: Dutch court finds Fruugo marketplace not liable

Jan 5, 2024

BUZZ! A study of the online prominence and sentiment of the top 100 global brands

Jan 4, 2024

A New Year’s makeover for fair use - just in time

Dec 29, 2023

IDN-tifying trends: insights from the set of non-Latin domain names

Dec 21, 2023

The shape of things to .com: An overview of domain availability

Dec 19, 2023

Wolters Kluwer Trademark Blog Article- Your image is your brand, but can your face be your trademark?

Dec 18, 2023

Vans and Walmart take a big step and reach settlement over lookalike shoes

Dec 15, 2023

Brand protection return-on-investment: an overview of calculation frameworks and methodologies

Dec 14, 2023

2023- What AI year! A reflection on the past year, and what the provisional AI Act might mean for intellectual property in years to come

Dec 12, 2023

.expert .watches .new .online .website .news (.lol!): a review of the current state of the new-gTLD programme

Dec 6, 2023

Trends in Web3- Part 3: Developments in artwork blockchain domain names

Dec 1, 2023

Five lessons to learn from Netflix’s trade mark strategy

Nov 28, 2023

Finding the right size- Measuring the prominence of fashion brands online

Nov 21, 2023

Watch this space - revocation actions and an appeal in the Samsung v Swatch Watch Face App trade mark fight means time is not yet up

Nov 17, 2023

Trends in Web3- Part 2: A look at blockchain domains

Nov 15, 2023

Can’t stop the Grok: domain infringements following X’s AI brand launch

Nov 10, 2023

Adding value to the determination of brand protection return on investment

Nov 7, 2023

Stay On The Mark: the revocation of CS Jeans' trade mark shows the importance of consistency between trade mark registration and subsequent use

Nov 2, 2023

Kluwer article- Jaguar Land Rover prowls to victory in their opposition to the registration of an EUTM

Oct 27, 2023

Harmless fun? Why liking that viral meme could be funding organised crime

Oct 24, 2023

Royal Berkshire Polo Club reigns over Beverley Hills Polo Club in trade mark dispute

Oct 20, 2023

The new new-gTLDs

Oct 19, 2023

Asics – score draw in swirl logo disputes

Oct 18, 2023

Scents and sensibility: a fragrant trade marks face-off in Prada vs Rada

Oct 16, 2023

The IoTeX case: domain naming collisions and other emerging risks in the blockchain ecosystem

Oct 13, 2023

Sanosil is the latest to be defeated by WIPO's clean sweep against retroactive bad faith

Oct 11, 2023

Strategies for constructing a domain-name registration and management policy

Oct 10, 2023

OI, THAT’S MINE – AI ownership and the terrible twos

Oct 6, 2023

“Web dot-coms but once a year”– Holiday shopping activity, Part 1: Black Friday domains

Oct 4, 2023

RAGING BULLS– another score draw in bull logo disputes