dispute | European Fashion Law

Jan 29, 20222 min read

What's the risk of filing a takedown notice?

A legal action for unjustified threats is a serious risk that trade mark owners run when making allegations of infringement, including by...

Nov 20, 20212 min read

A Christmas miracle: Designs, confidential information and contracts

What connects Leonardo Da Vinci, a Christmas miracle and the possible award of exemplary damages? The answer lies in a recent High Court...

Nov 20, 20212 min read

When can Parts of a Ferrari be protected as Unregistered Designs?

When can component parts of a product be protected as unregistered Community designs (UCDs)? The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU)...

Nov 5, 20213 min read

Therapists go to court over ARCHANGEL ALCHEMY mark

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

Oct 4, 20212 min read

Unreasonable behaviour leads to IPEC costs award

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...

Oct 4, 20212 min read

A rotten judgment for John Lydon

Who has the power to control the use of the Sex Pistols IP rights? That was essentially the question decided by Sir Anthony Mann in Jones...

Oct 4, 20212 min read

Moral rights claim bound to fail

Moral rights disputes don’t come to court very often, so Mrs Justice O’Farrell’s judgment in The Front Door (UK) Lt (t/a Richard Reid...

Jul 22, 20212 min read

MILEY CYRUS gets name mark through in EU

A recent decision of the EU General Court looks like good news for celebrities. The singer Miley Cyrus had applied to register her name...

Jul 5, 20213 min read

Check before you threaten, warns HHJ Clarke

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

Jul 3, 20212 min read

What happened to Colin the Caterpillar & what does it mean for your brand?

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

Jul 3, 20212 min read

A jewel by any other name... passing off in the jewellery world

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

Jun 24, 20213 min read

CJEU takes pressure off Pirelli in shape TM case

Trade marks come in all shapes and sizes – words, slogans, colours, shapes, animations and more. One of the more unusual is a figurative...

May 28, 20213 min read

Court of Appeal rules on liability and account of profits in trade mark case

The Court of Appeal has reviewed the law on liability and account of profits in a judgment concerning the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB trade...

May 28, 20212 min read

Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case

The High Court has recently provided guidance for employees in relation to the Recast Brussels Regulation. This guidance can be neatly...

May 8, 20212 min read

Assessing damages is never easy

A recent judgment from the IPEC provides a warning for anyone pursuing damages claims in IP cases. The process is time consuming, complex...

May 8, 20214 min read

Give this passing off case a butchers

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

May 8, 20212 min read

MONOPOLY cannot last forever without regular use

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

May 1, 20212 min read

Trade mark infringement claim upheld

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

May 1, 20212 min read

Database extraction was authorised

This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...

May 1, 20213 min read

Which IP rights subsist in an XML Schema?

Disputes relating to software are often complex, with multiple parties and issues involved. However, they can also illuminate important...