Burges Salmon sees further growth with partner appointments
The firm is pleased to announce the appointment of five new partners, across key growth areas including Banking and Finance, Dispute Resolution and Projects
30 March 2021
UK Intellectual Property Office limits address for service rules
From 1 January 2021 an address for service at the UKIPO must be in the UK, Gibraltar or Channel Islands, not the EEA, subject to certain transitional exceptions
30 December 2020
How Brexit impacts Intellectual Property rights: FAQs
1 January 2021 will bring changes affecting IP rights in the UK. In our article, we cover key changes, frequently asked questions and how we can help you
10 December 2020
UK appointed person invalidates AFFINITY marks as descriptive but not customary
The appointed person upheld the UKIPO’s invalidation decision, despite finding the hearing officer was incorrect to say the AFFINITY marks had become customary
01 December 2020
Alleged bait-and-switch selling found not to constitute trade mark infringement
The IPEC rejected all but one claim of bait-and-switch trade mark infringement and passing off relating to a previous distributor of the claimant's products
06 November 2020
No success for Glaxo in protecting purple colour mark
The General Court agreed with the EUIPO that a colour mark for a particular shade of purple was non-distinctive in relation to pharmaceutical and medical goods
19 October 2020
Dior loses PRETTY SAVAGE trade mark dispute in the United Kingdom
Dior has failed to prevent the registration of UK trade mark PRETTY SAVAGE, despite claiming it would take unfair advantage of or detriment its SAUVAGE mark
12 October 2020
UK High Court rejects Land Rover’s appeal for registration of Defender shape marks
Court upheld UK IPO’s decision to refuse applications for majority of goods and services sought
24 August 2020
No-go for Nosecco following opposition by Prosecco
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
17 July 2020
UKIPO clarifies goodwill requirement for passing off in RECUP opposition appeal
Decision offers guidance on the amount of goodwill needed to support a passing-off claim in UK opposition proceedings
14 July 2020
Amazon not liable for mere storage of grey market perfumes
In Coty v Amazon the CJEU has ruled on warehouse provider and e-commerce platform liability for trade mark infringement in the EU
21 May 2020
How are Courts approaching commercial confidentiality?
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
30 March 2020