20th Sep 2019
Recent commentary by experts in the fashion industry tells us that 70% of fast-fashion is being dumped in landfill after a handful of wears. In the UK, we are noticing that brands are increasingly becoming more conscious about sustainability.
13th Sep 2019
The EUIPO has faced a number of problems over the years in connection with acceptable specifications for EUTM applications.
23rd Aug 2019
The European Patent Office (EPO) and the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) have jointly published a report examining the relationship between IP activity and the growth prospects of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
6th Mar 2019
Alice Findlay, Helen Wakerley and Tom Sharman receive praise from the WTR1000 directory of the World’s leading trademark professionals.
5th Mar 2019
The EU General Court refused Bayer Intellectual Property’s heart logo- and, with cruel irony, did so on Valentine’s day.
15th Feb 2019
Although Supreme obtained trade mark protection in some of the main countries of interest to the business, it did not obtain trade mark protection in others. This left the window open for Supreme Italia to swoop in and obtain some trade mark protection of their own.
14th Feb 2019
Infringement case involving the trade mark BUTLERS IN THE BUFF.
7th Feb 2019
On 11 January 2019 McDonald’s lost their “BIG MAC” EU trade mark registration.The EU Intellectual Property Office Cancellation Division revoked the registration after deciding that, on looking at the evidence, the global fast-food franchise had not put the mark to genuine use.