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The European Commission’s latest report considers emerging technologies incorporating AI and whether existing liability regimes offer adequate protection where products cause injury

Consumers are likely to be influenced to purchase goods where the packaging can be disposed of in an environmentally sound way, thus creating or maintaining a market share relating to those goods

The shapes of the Land Rover Defender, Rubik's Cube, KitKat chocolate bar and the London taxi are all well-known. However, recognition alone is insufficient for the UK and EU trade mark registries

McDonald’s EU trade mark ‘Mc’ was partially revoked following an application made by Irish fast food chain Supermac’s

The CJEU has clarified that there is no requirement for the later mark to cover identical or similar goods or services to the earlier mark for a finding of bad faith

The High Court has granted summary judgment in favour of Islestarr (owner of makeup brand Charlotte Tilbury) who claimed that Aldi had breached copyright in its makeup palettes

The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has provided a further blow to Red Bull’s attempts to retain trade mark protection for its blue/silver colour combination as applied to drinks cans

The High Court has dismissed an application to disclose tens of thousands of broadband customers’ names and addresses for alleged unlawful downloads

The General Court has upheld the EUIPO’s finding of invalidity in relation to Adidas' three-stripe trade mark

The EU General Court has dismissed an application to annul the EUIPO’s decision concerning a trade mark for the famous children’s TV character, Peppa Pig

Doing business in the UK for the first time can be exciting but complex. In this inward investment guide, we identify ten key points to help you plan ahead for success

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