Latest by Ciara Cullen
Claimant gets its fingers 'pricked' in IPEC passing off claim
What's the difference between a tattoo and a cactus? This isn't the start of a bad joke, but a serious question that was considered in front of Her Honour Judge Clarke in a recent passing off case in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court. It turns out that – unsurprisingly – the differences between a tattoo and a cactus are so great that the Claimant's claim for passing off failed.
Read more2018 TerraLex guide to navigating cross-border copyright rules
Drawing together contributions from copyright experts in 21 territories we have found are key to global businesses, this guide explores questions regarding legislation and regulation, ownership, infringement, remedies, enforcement and copyright reform on a country-by-country basis.
Read moreTV formats are the real 'Minute Winner': High Court confirms TV formats can be protected as artistic works
In a recent judgment, the High Court has provided helpful clarification on a particularly grey area of IP law by confirming that TV formats can be protected by copyright as artistic works.
Read moreUK Court grants first 'live' blocking order against streaming servers
The Football Association Premier League (FAPL) recently won its application for a court order that the six main retail internet service providers block access to streaming servers until the end of the 2016/2017 Premier League Season. The application covered live streaming only – i.e. it only applies when those servers are streaming infringing content.
Read moreNvidia sweats over Hardware Labs' "threats"
Nvidia’s attempt to bring a groundless threats action against Hardware Labs in the English High Court has failed.
Read moreHow ISP blocking orders provide a new and welcome form of redress against e-commerce counterfeiting
Ciara Cullen, Partner in IP and Technology, tackles the topic of counterfeiting online, how it's impacting sectors such as retail and pharmaceuticals, and the new remedy available to brand owners.
Read moreComic Enterprises remains gleeful as CofA upholds series marks
The Court of Appeal recently ruled on an outstanding aspect of the appeal brought by Twentieth Century Fox in the "Glee" trade mark dispute.
Read moreEC's 2015 comms on copyright– appetiser to 2016's main course
As part of its Digital Single Market Strategy the European Commission released a Communication entitled "Towards a modern, more European copyright framework" on 9 December 2015.
Read moreJuncker's Utopia: a virtual Europe without borders
It is 2015 and the relentless appetite for consumption of content has never been greater.
Read moreAn Enterprising look at survey evidence
True to form, Mr. Justice Arnold's recent judgment in Enterprise Holdings Inc v. (1) Europcar Group UK Limited (2) Europcar International SASU [2015] EWHC 17(Ch) runs to an extensive 227 paragraphs.
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