Why your business should register its design rights
October 23, 2024In a world where visual identity can make or break a brand, the Marks and Spencer v Aldi case has…
Protect Your Brand: Trade mark infringement
September 13, 2024Businesses with established brands are often targets for trade mark infringement. On the internet it is easy for infringers to…
Beverly Hill Polo Club Wins Trade Mark Infringement Battle against Amazon
May 22, 2024In a recent development, the Supreme Court has set out the benchmark in determining the line for trade mark infringement…
Registered & Unregistered Design Rights – What are the key differences?
May 20, 2024In the UK, there are two types of design rights: registered design rights and unregistered design rights and we have…
Auto-sync causes IP infringement
January 20, 2023In the case of WEISS TECHNIK UK LTD v DAVIES, the Court held that four former employees and a company…
Copyright Infringement – what is it and how can it be avoided?
June 23, 2022The risks of copyright infringement can be mitigated by undertaking analysis at the outset and, where appropriate, by ensuring that…
Registering your Trade mark’s post Brexit
December 14, 2020The period for applications for the government’s Future Fund scheme has been extended until 31 January 2021...
Trademark infringement: Liability for counterfeit goods
April 22, 2020The question has recently come before the European Courts as to whether a company fulfilling orders...
Will I be able to enforce my European intellectual property rights in the UK?
March 6, 2020The uncertainty for business owners regarding the law applicable to...
Wedding photographers and copyright – what’s your position?
June 13, 2019The wedding season has begun in earnest and it’s vital that wedding photographers are reminded of how...