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Brought to you by RPC's Food and drink team, these updates will give you the latest food and drink developments.

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Ginfringement: Success for M&S in the Court of Appeal in registered design spat with Aldi

Topic: IP 15.03.2024 Read more
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Clear as gin: M&S and Aldi take liquor bottle battle to the Court of Appeal

Topic: IP 26.01.2024 Read more
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M&S v Aldi – lookalike claims lit up by design rights

Topic: IP 24.03.2023 Read more
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Lookalikes and passing off—bottle design get-up claim (Au Vodka)

Topic: IP 07.11.2022 Read more
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'Popping to the shop' a thing of the past?

Topic: Trainees take on business 13.06.2022 Read more
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Weighty issues for diet app developers

Topic: Food and drink 04.01.2022 Read more
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RPC Bites #39 – Alpro in hot water over environmental claims, the ASA reports on social media alcohol ads and Tesco introduces checkout-less stores

Topic: Food and drink 04.11.2021 Read more
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RPC Bites 38 – Green Claims Code gets the green light, McDonald's announces new plant-based products and EU to UK import controls delayed until 2022

Topic: Food and drink

Published by Ciara Cullen, Partner and more.

Welcome to RPC Bites. Our aim in the next 2 minutes is to provide you with a flavour of some key legal, regulatory and commercial developments in the Food & Drink sector over the last fortnight… with the occasional bit of industry gossip thrown in for good measure. Enjoy!!

12.10.2021 Read more
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RPC Bites 37 – another trade mark dispute brewing for Oatly? the ASA publishes mixed-media advertising advice, along with a pro-advertiser ruling on greenwashing

Topic: Food and drink 09.09.2021 Read more
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The food and drink sector: Brexit and beyond

Topic: Food and drink

Last November we hosted a Food & Drink focused Brexit & Beyond panel discussion. During that event, our expert panel shared their insights into the most pressing issues facing the sector at that time and provided guidance on how companies could prepare for the expiry of the Brexit transition period. Now that we are firmly into 'Beyond' territory, we recorded a follow-up discussion in July.

06.09.2021 Read more