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Trade mark infringement: Amazon inadvertently hits its target
Topic: IP 07.06.2022 Read moreWonder Woman v Wonder Mum
Topic: IP 12.04.2022 Read more
Gin-uine use? The UKIPO concludes yes, despite limited evidence and variances between the trade mark as registered and as used
Topic: IP 29.03.2022 Read moreGame over for hyperlinking sites, following Nintendo's recent blocking order success
Topic: IP 08.02.2022 Read more
McDonald's battles to protect its 'Mc'-family
Topic: IP 06.01.2022 Read more
Counterfeiters beware: It all ends in tiers…
Topic: IP 01.12.2021 Read more
Sega’s battle against Man Utd in Football Manager trade mark case ends in settlement
Topic: IP 25.11.2021 Read more
Clutching at draws - whose moral rights are they anyway?
Topic: IPIn what amounts to a really bad day at the office for architecture practice, Richard Reid Associates (RRA), the High Court recently refused its applications to: (1) add additional defendants to ongoing proceedings; and (2) amend its pleadings to include additional moral rights infringement and breach of contract claims. To make matters even worse, the original defendant, property developer LME, also succeeded in striking out parts of RRA's original claim. We look at the procedural lessons that can be learnt from the judgment below.
23.11.2021 Read moreEurovision contestant and Rudimental come out on pop in copyright dispute
Topic: IP 19.08.2021 Read more
British Gymnastics sticks landing on appeal, but wobbles on injunction
Topic: IPLast year, we reported that the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) had found in favour of national governing body (NGB) British Amateur Gymnastics Association (British Gymnastics), following its trade mark infringement and passing off claims against UK Gymnastics Ltd (UKG). You can read our detailed analysis of the case, which concerned use of word and device marks for 'UK GYMNASTICS', here.
13.08.2021 Read more