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Court upheld UK IPO’s decision to refuse applications for majority of goods and services sought

The UK High Court agreed with the UK Trade Mark Registry that a mark incorporating Nosecco was evocative of and deceptive in relation to the PDO for Prosecco

Decision offers guidance on the amount of goodwill needed to support a passing-off claim in UK opposition proceedings

In Coty v Amazon the CJEU has ruled on warehouse provider and e-commerce platform liability for trade mark infringement in the EU

The High Court has given further guidance on when confidentiality rings may be available to protect the commercial confidentiality of information and when they will not

Matthew Walker from the firm's Dispute Resolution team discusses the key points to consider when terminating contracts

The General Court has dismissed St Andrews Links’ appeal of the EUIPO’s rejection of its application for the mark ST ANDREWS in relation to the majority of Class 41 services applied for.

The CJEU has annulled the EUIPO’s decision that Nestlé’s 3D KitKat mark had acquired distinctiveness across the EU.

The Court of Appeal has held that BeeMoved was not liable for passing off where, without its knowledge, a third party website reverted to old (and incorrect) wording.

The Supreme Court has confirmed that grey market goods fall under the protection of section 92 Trade Marks Act 1994 and infringers may now face criminal liability.

Arnold J has effectively renewed a March 2017 injunction, requiring UK ISPs to now block access to servers infringing the Premier League's copyright in the 2017/18 Premier League.

The Court of Appeal has provided clear guidance on the distinction between informative and misleading use of a trade mark by a third party.