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MONOPOLY - Hasbro fails to pass go in long-running trade mark dispute
Topic: IP 13.05.2021 Read more'Brake-ing' news: public interest defence is available in breach of confidence and privacy claims, even where the information concerned has been unlawfully obtained
Topic: IP 27.04.2021 Read more
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Topic: IP 20.04.2021 Read moreCourt of Appeal upholds copyright infringement decision against digital radio aggregator
Topic: IP 12.04.2021 Read more
Need for reasonable enquiries upon receipt of potentially confidential information
Topic: IP 24.03.2021 Read more
Oh (no) Polly – clothing brand infringed the design rights of a direct competitor the High Court finds
Topic: IP 17.03.2021 Read more
Amazon in the clear as it fails to hit the target
Topic: IP 10.02.2021 Read more
Hold your horses: Raceday data dispute likely to head to Supreme Court
Topic: IPIn a dispute, between suppliers of live betting and raceday data from racecourses, the Court of Appeal was asked to consider whether a duty of confidence could be applied to live sports data between its creation and broadcast when that information was available in real time. We look at the Court's decision, and the reasons for it, in more detail below.
06.01.2021 Read moreBrexit – a guide to protecting your rights from 1 January 2021
Topic: IP 15.12.2020 Read more
Ferrari slams the breaks on trade mark revocation as the CJEU hands down a significant ruling on luxury goods and 'genuine use'
Topic: IPThe European Court of Justice (CJEU) recently ruled that the use of an EU trade mark for sales of second-hand goods or spare parts can constitute 'genuine use' for the purposes of European trade mark law. The CJEU also found that where a mark is registered for a broad category of goods (in this case, "vehicles and their parts"), its use in respect of high-priced luxury sports cars and their spare parts only constitutes 'genuine use' for the entire category. The decision will be welcomed by luxury brand owners, in particular, those seeking to protect legacy or discontinued product lines.
09.12.2020 Read more
