#Brexit

Jan 29, 20222 min read

Can UK courts grant pan-EU injunctions in proceedings began pre-Brexit ?

In short, yes: the UK courts can grant a pan-EU injunction in proceedings that were pending on 31 December 2020, the day the UK left the...

Sep 2, 20211 min read

The post-Brexit clock is ticking - don't miss out!

We first wrote about the impact of Brexit on UK trade marks over a year ago. We are now over 6 months in since the UK's departure from...

Jun 14, 20212 min read

What does MADE IN BRITAIN mean?

After the many logistical issues posed by both Brexit and the pandemic and with sustainability at the forefront of everyone's mind, it is...

Jan 19, 20213 min read

Future gazing in a time of global crisis

There is no doubt that we are living through an unstable time. The pandemic has changed daily life for everyone. Politics are far from...

Nov 26, 20202 min read

Protecting digital designs - the clock is ticking

Designs are one of the key IP rights for the gaming and fashion industries but they are complex and consequently poorly understood. There...

Oct 28, 20202 min read

What happens if the trade mark you use in practice is different to your registration?

Branding and trade mark use can change in subtle (and not so subtle) ways over time. For example, it may be used in a different typeface,...

Oct 4, 20203 min read

Don't lose your rights after Brexit

We first wrote about the impact of Brexit over a year ago back in a pre pandemic era. Although we still don't have a deal. The outcomes...

Oct 4, 20203 min read

Don't lose your rights after Brexit

We first wrote about the impact of Brexit over a year ago back in a pre pandemic era. Although we still don't have a deal. The outcomes...

Sep 20, 20205 min read

Online counterfeits - the Alibaba, Police and Brand perspective

Some luxury brands still choose to not operate an online presence. Whether this is sustainable in the long term is unclear. Regardless of...

Sep 6, 20202 min read

The human cost of exclusion

The Luxury Law Summit looked at many business and legal issues but one of the great themes across the day was collaboration. Many...

Sep 6, 20202 min read

What does the Platform to Business Regulation mean for fashion?

The new Platform to Business Regulation (P2B regulation) applies across the EU from 12 July 2020. This Regulation is part of the EU's...

Sep 5, 20203 min read

Protecting your brand Apple style

Scott Gilen (Director of IP Enforcement Global at Apple) spoke at the Luxury Law Summit about how his team stops Apple fakes (both...

Sep 5, 20204 min read

Negotiating the new normal

Georgina McManus (Global GC at Manolo Blahnik) and Ashleigh Hegarty (GC and Privacy Officer at Charlotte Tilbury) spoke to Kate Wilkinson...

Sep 5, 20204 min read

The future of luxury in a post pandemic world - the Harrods take

Inevitably the pandemic took centre stage at the Luxury Law Summit (3 September 2020) but thankfully it was not the only issue in the...

Aug 22, 20202 min read

Smart fabrics in wearables and their protection with Intellectual Property rights

Here is another guest post from Marta Carmona (Master of Advocacy at the University of Málaga) Smart fabrics are textiles which include...

Aug 22, 20202 min read

How do you terminate a contract?

It is common for business priorities to change and relationships to improve or sour over time. At some point you will want to end a...

Jun 12, 20204 min read

Will wearable fashion revive retail?

Fashion and technology have long been on a collision course and, like so much, the pandemic has accelerated things in a dramatic and life...

Mar 1, 20192 min read

Brexit & IP - what you need to know

Brexit may be nearly upon us. If this happens after 29 March there are various short term consequences to registered rights in the UK and...

Oct 25, 20183 min read

Designs - what are they and how do they protect the fashion industry?

The fashion industry has obtained enormous benefits from the protection offered by design law in the European Union. But to say that...

Sep 24, 20181 min read

Exhaustion of rights - a simple concept with important consequences

Exhaustion of rights is a concept which applies to all IP rights in Europe. Basically it means that if a product is sold ("put onto the...

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