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Tread Bentley when expanding your product offering
Topic: IP 08.01.2020 Read moreDressing down for The Consortium for Balsamic Vinegar of Modena
Topic: IP 18.12.2019 Read more
Online intermediaries: Fresh guidance from the CJEU on the scope of the E-Commerce Directive
Topic: IP 15.11.2019 Read moreSandoz Purple leaves Glaxo Blue
Topic: IP 12.11.2019 Read more
Liverpool FC fail to register 'LIVERPOOL' trade mark alone
Topic: IP 28.10.2019 Read more
Copyright in designs: G-Stars in their Eyes
Topic: IP 23.09.2019 Read more
High Court does not "lycra" unjust Part 36 offers
Topic: IP 26.06.2019 Read more
"Goodwill Hunting": Latest on Cybersquatting
Topic: IPIn a recent Court of Appeal decision, it has been held that cybersquatting (ie the practice of registering well-known brand names as internet domains to later resell them at profit) does not in and of itself amount to passing off. A claimant is still required to demonstrate relevant goodwill in the name or mark relied upon. It follows that an unused mark (which, by its very nature, lacks sufficient goodwill) is incapable of supporting an action for passing off based on cybersquatting.
09.05.2019 Read moreBMW Rides to Victory
Topic: IP 06.03.2019 Read more
High Court on the Pulse with RCDs
Topic: IPIn the fight between two wearable sports-tech giants, PulseOn v Garmin, the Court of Appeal has confirmed that the High Court correctly applied the test for infringement of Registered Community Designs and that Garmin's sports watch did not infringe PulseOn's design.
22.02.2019 Read more
