Barker Brettell has been awarded ‘Trademark Prosecution Firm of the Year 2019’ in the UK by Managing IP, the global…

It is a problem that, as trade mark attorneys, we come across all too often – trade mark owners find…

Barker Brettell, the UK-headquartered intellectual property (IP) specialist, will open the doors of its new Swedish office on the 1st…

Cannabis research firm Brightfield Group, recently raised its projections for the CBD (cannabidiol) industry, finding it could reach $22 billion…

From Argentinean to Austrian, Brazilian to Belgian and Colombian to Cypriot, the global street food market has exploded in recent…

If you type the word ‘car’ into a well-known internet search engine, it will describe ‘a road vehicle, typically with…

‘Fake News’ is everywhere, but where’s the discussion around fake cosmetics? Why are consumers happy to buy fake cosmetics? And,…

The cosmetics industry is one of the most lucrative in the world. In the UK alone, it has an estimated…

The legalisation of cannabis is a hot topic. Some of the major US states have already, or will soon be,…

We have previously reported here on the PRETUL case, which confirmed that original equipment manufacturing (OEM) use of a trade…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified that the red sole trade mark did not constitute a shape mark…

The importance of considering social media backlash as part of your IP enforcement strategy If you’re ‘Crazy In Love’ with…