The VIA Art Fund opposition and appeal decisions provide an important reminder for those seeking to enforce registered trade mark rights in the UK. While incorporating a figurative element to a descriptive mark can enhance...more
A recent High Court case relating to a trade mark licensing and merchandising agreement offers a timely reminder of the principles a Court will consider when determining whether a term should be implied into a commercial...more
In light of a possible no deal Brexit, businesses need to consider the impact such a scenario would have on their intellectual property rights, in particular trade marks, designs, patents and copyrights. For the majority of...more
10/10/2018
/ Community Designs ,
Copyright ,
Corporate Branding ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
EU ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Fashion Branding ,
Grace Period ,
Graphic Designs ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Orphan Works ,
Patents ,
Supplementary Protection Certificate ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
Unified Patent Court ,
WIPO
The European Commission has produced a draft withdrawal agreement (the “Agreement”) chartering the path of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. In the coming weeks, the Council of the European Union and the Brexit Steering Group...more
3/14/2018
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
Commercial Use ,
Community Designs ,
Copyright ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Hague Convention ,
Industrial Design ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Plant Patents ,
Priority Rules ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO)
The UK government triggered Article 50 on 29 March 2017. However, there is still little clarity on the repercussions of Brexit for European Union trade marks (EUTMs), including the issue of non-use. ...more
The English Court of Appeal recently overturned a High Court decision and found that Mattel’s SCRAMBLE Community trade mark is valid and had been infringed by Zynga’s use of SCRAMBLE and SCRAMBLE WITH FRIENDS as signs for...more
The UK High Court handed down its judgment in the long running Google AdWords case, Interflora v Marks and Spencer on 21 May 2013. Mr Justice Arnold has found that Marks and Spencer's bidding on various INTERFLORA trade marks...more