Cosmetic Warriors Ltd, the company behind “Lush” soaps and bath bombs, has been successful in a UK High Court infringement…
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The clock is ticking: act now to pay patent fees at lower rates
We are now approaching the 1 April 2014 date on which a large number of European Patent Office official fees…
Read MoreIP protection: it’s no laughing matter
In an IP case which gained interest outside of the profession, our client Comic Enterprises Limited, which trades as “The…
Read MoreThe bath bomb battle – trademarks and keywords considered again
Cosmetic Warriors Ltd (“CW”) has been successful in a UK High Court (HC) infringement action against Amazon.co.uk and Amazon EU…
Read MoreIt’s no laughing matter: trade mark rights can seriously protect your company’s position
With the assistance of Barker Brettell LLP’s Lucy Walker, Comic Enterprises Limited, which trades as “The Glee Club” (Glee) has…
Read MoreBattle of the Bristol cafés – just award of costs
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), formerly known as the Patents County Court for England and Wales until its change…
Read MoreNo CLUBCARD points for Tesco
Tesco’s trade mark applications for the CLUBCARD mark and the stylised variation thereof, have been refused by the UK Intellectual…
Read MoreNestlé still refusing to have a break, in the fight for fingers
Last summer we reported on the fact that Cadbury had successfully opposed a UK trade mark application by Nestlé for…
Read MoreRegister in black and white, use in colour – what does this mean for your UK trade marks?
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued its first Tribunal Practice Note of 2014 relating to the relevance of colour…
Read MoreHow manufacturing SMEs can better protect their intellectual property in 2014
In a recent post on the Manufacturing Matters blog, our Nick Braddon asks whether, given the importance of IP to…
Read MoreJoining of forces to tackle misleading adverts
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) and Trading Standards have joined forces to try and bring an end to the misleading…
Read MoreEuropean patent fees to increase
With effect from 1 April 2014, many European Patent Office (EPO) official fees will increase. On the whole the increases…
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