Apr 8, 2024

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Lidl v Tesco: the Court of Appeal reverses copyright infringement decision

Apr 5, 2024

Japan and Korea to usher in an age of consent in trade mark law

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 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 14, 2024

Drier than a desert – the topic of trade mark deadlines

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 8, 2024

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

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 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 9, 2024

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

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 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 18, 2024

IP fishing in the Yemen

Jan 15, 2024

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

Jan 4, 2024

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

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 1, 2023

Five lessons to learn from Netflix’s trade mark strategy

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 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 24, 2023

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

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 13, 2023

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

Oct 10, 2023

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

Oct 4, 2023

RAGING BULLS– another score draw in bull logo disputes

Sep 26, 2023

AI-lluminating The Legal Landscape: byte-sized considerations for AI

Sep 18, 2023

and exhale... Glaxo successfully annuls a Board of Appeal decision in relation to its 3D/ colour trade mark for an inhaler

Sep 14, 2023

®YDER CUP warm up – Ryder Cup brand owners hit opponents into the rough in trade mark dispute over founder’s name

Sep 5, 2023

What’s in a name? Why the lookalike argument needs to change

Sep 5, 2023

The Grocer article- Stobbs sets out to ‘revise thinking’ on copycats

Sep 5, 2023

Attack of the Clones: How discounters are getting away with copycatting

Sep 5, 2023

An ‘own goal’ or the right decision? Experts react to Lidl’s victory over Tesco

Sep 5, 2023

A shapely debate – Iconix v Dream Pairs

Aug 17, 2023

New Lionesses ® and old World Cup Willie offer us some lessons about trade mark protection

Aug 16, 2023

When is a Golf trolley not a golf trolley? When it’s a (VW) Golf trolley, says the UKIPO

Aug 9, 2023

Lidl’s loss of faith: Lidl v Tesco puts another nail in the coffin of evergreening

Aug 4, 2023

CITMA article- Time for discussion: a missed deadline may not have been the decider in Apple's unsuccessful opposition to a trade mark application by Apella Games

Aug 1, 2023

X (trade)marks the spot: not a textbook example of a successful rebranding exercise

Jul 11, 2023

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Lidl v Tesco: We need to talk about Copyright

Jul 4, 2023

Board of Appeal sides with HAVANNA over the SOHO Group in a trade mark dispute after havin' another look at the evidence of use

Jun 28, 2023

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark blog- a Lidl extension to Passing Off

Jun 7, 2023

A practical guide to intellectual property in agriculture and the farming industry

Jun 2, 2023

General Court does not toy with the definition of 'toys' in SIMBA/BIMBA trade mark dispute

May 23, 2023

Wolters Kluwer Trade Mark Blog- Good for the Goose: Own goal for Lidl in future lookalike cases

Apr 6, 2023

Should brand-owners consider adding metaverse-related marks to their trade mark portfolio?

Mar 22, 2023

DUUUVAL cry of appeal goes unheeded by the General Court

Mar 17, 2023

Checkmate: General Court rejects Louis Vuitton’s claim of acquired distinctiveness in its chequerboard pattern

Feb 22, 2023

Iceland the nation freezes out Iceland the supermarket in the competition for their name