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Retail businesses should be aware of the risks of misleading consumers in relation to environmental claims

The latest twist in the Sky v SkyKick line of cases provides further nuance to the issue of bad faith registrations and offers comfort to trade mark owners

Two Instagram influencers’ ads have been banned by the ASA for breaching the ad rules following ASA’s earlier warning to influencers and brands over widespread non-compliance

The Consortium for the Protection of the Controlled Designation of Origin Prosecco successfully opposed UK registration BROSECCO for wine in Class 33

The UK High Court held that harmless or amusing parody per se is not an inherently dishonest practice leading to a finding of bad faith, if it is not offensive

A strong conceptual meaning can trump significant visual and aural similarities and result in no likelihood of confusion, even when dealing with identical goods

The High Court has confirmed that FOOTWARE is not descriptive, non-distinctive or generic for goods and services in the technology and communications classes

General Court confirms that Hasbro acted in bad faith in adopting a filing strategy designed to circumvent the need to prove genuine use of a mark after 5 years

If you are launching a business in the UK, you may want to consider some or all of these types of intellectual property rights

ASA spot check shows 'unacceptable' levels of non-compliance with ad rules by social media influencers. Warning by ASA that enforcement action could follow

The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners, across key growth areas including Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Projects

The recognition of domain names as intangible property saw the claimant successfully establish its equitable interest in the domain name on termination of the agreement