European Fashion Law

We recently reported on the Litecoin case where an application to register a trade mark was found to constitute passing off (see blog...

Good news for international trade mark filing! On 28 September, 2021, the United Arab Emirates Government and WIPO announced that the UAE...

We’ve all become more conscious of climate change and other environmental issues over the past 25 years – and that can be seen in the...

In early 2021, Deputy High Court Judge David Stone (sitting in the IP Enterprise Court, IPEC) in a dispute over the use of the name...

There’s rarely been a better example of the risks of launching litigation without careful consideration than the recent IPEC decision in...

We take legal research very seriously - in order to fully understand the implications of the most tasty dispute of the year, Colin vs...

Miss Recorder Amanda Michaels, sitting as a judge in the IPEC, has upheld a claim for passing off in a dispute between two jewellery...

Passing off is often added as an afterthought to a trade mark infringement action. In those circumstances, it is very often successful....

The EU General Court has upheld the EUIPO Board of Appeal decision in the MONOPOLY trade mark case. This is a long anticipated and...

The Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of trade mark infringement, but overturned a passing off finding, in a case concerning two UK...

The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has enabled smaller businesses to fight back against perceived intellectual property (IP) injustices. Its...

One of the highlights of the pandemic has been the opportunity to catch up on a lifetime's worth of TV. Fortunately, there are some truly...

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that ‘genuine use’ for EU trade marks can be established through the...

A recent decision by the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court reveals the problems that can arise when businesses that once shared name...

In its annual review of markets that engage in or facilitate counterfeiting and piracy, the US Trade Representative has named 39 online...

With IP worth 75% of a business’ value why do less than 13% of businesses have IP insurance? It’s fascinating to read the insurance...

Domain names have been treated as a type of intellectual property for years but their precise status has not been clear in the UK, until...

The Court of Justice for the European Union (CJEU) clarified the assessment of a position mark's distinctiveness in Aktiebolaget...

It is very challenging to obtain a legal monopoly in a shape. The easiest solution is to file one or more registered designs within the...

Are arbitration clauses a good idea? This post is not going to resolve this longstanding debate but it will highlight some of the...