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  • Access to justice: IPEC 1 - MoJ 0 (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 1)

    27 September 2015

    Conducting litigation in a cost effective and proportionate manner can be a challenge, especially if it involves big brand owners going toe to toe. But help is at hand in the form of the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (‘IPEC’).

  • And finally...Brexit (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 3)

    23 October 2016

    Speculation about Brexit’s impact on intellectual property rights caused the UKIPO to release its guidance note “IP and Brexit: The Facts” in August.

  • IP myth busters (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 4)

    08 February 2017

    Myth and legend is not just the stuff of Lord of the Rings. There are plenty of ommon misconceptions in intellectual property which are often further exacerbated by statements on the internet and the popularity of TV shows where legal ‘advice’ or commentary may be given. Here are a few of the most common ones we hear and the truth behind them.

  • Give me a break…KitKat latest developments (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 5)

    23 June 2017

    Last month the Court of Appeal gave us the latest decision in the long running battle between Nestle and Cadbury. Interestingly, whilst agreeing that the well-known four- fingered chocolate snack should not be registered as a 3D trade mark, all three Lord Justices chose to give their own judgment. And for Nestle, this one might just take the biscuit.

  • Get me a #covfefe (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 5)

    23 June 2017

    In case you missed it, the 45th President of the United States recently took his habit of late night tweeting to a new low. Presumably meaning to rail against the ‘mainstream media’ coverage, Trump instead complained of “negative press covfefe” and trailed off mid-sentence. Cue ridicule and the hashtag #covfefe trending on Twitter.

  • Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 5

    27 June 2017

    Welcome to the 5th edition of our Brands & IP newsnotes put together to bring you the latest, and most interesting legal developments affecting intellectual property law. In this issue we cover; the potential pitfalls of social media, design by artificial intelligence, interesting trade mark applications and cases, an update on the UPC, and the importance of protecting trade secrets.

  • Brands and IP newsnotes - issue 7

    23 April 2018

    Welcome to the 7th edition of our Brands & IP newsnotes put together to bring you the latest, and most interesting legal developments affecting intellectual property law. In this issue we cover; Nando’s taking legal action against ‘copycat’ restaurant, Fernando’s, Sky v SkyKick referred to CJEU, Brexit & IP, IP & trading names, luxury brand owners rights to prohibit reselling of their products through some internet platforms and Time’s up for Smartwatch appeal.

  • Brexit means BrexIP? (Brands & IP Newsnotes - issue 7)

    23 April 2018

    Struggling to keep up with Brexit? IP Newsnotes brings you the latest on the negotiations as they impact IP.

  • Digital Economy Act 2017 - the new Electronic Communications Code

    07 July 2017

    The Code was first introduced in 1984. It was then called the Telecommunications Code, and addressed the installation of landline equipment. Revisions in 2003 extended the scope to incorporate digital technology, but problems with the amended Code soon emerged.

  • Brands and IP myth busters

    22 May 2017

    Key take-aways from our recent Brands and IP: Myth Busters seminar.

  • Mansplaining, micro-inequities and managers

    21 September 2017

    Over the years, awareness of discrimination has increased significantly. Almost everyone will (hopefully) be able to spot direct discrimination when they see it. For example, subjecting a gay worker to homophobic abuse, sacking a woman as soon as she announces her pregnancy, or telling a Muslim colleague that her hijab “made her look like a terrorist” (as was alleged in a recent Employment Tribunal claim).

  • Compulsory mediation?

    11 January 2018

    In October 2017 the Civil Justice Council (CJC) published its interim report on the future role of alternative approaches to dispute resolution (ADR). The report makes various recommendations as well as inviting responses. It follows input from a working group tasked in January 2017 to examine uptake of ADR in civil justice. The primary purpose of the report is to find ways to encourage its use.

  • APAC Bulletin - May 2019

    02 June 2019

    Welcome to the May 2019 edition of our APAC Bulletin covering the latest employment and immigration updates across the region.

  • Ambush Marketing

    20 November 2010

    With businesses at times paying many millions to associate themselves with an event it is not surprising that their competitors engage in ‘ambush marketing’.

  • Defamation & Malicious Falsehood

    19 April 2016

    Reputation protection which embodies our law of defamation has become increasingly important. Together with the law of privacy, including confidentiality, reputation protection is a vital right for individuals and corporations, especially the advertising industry where image and celebrity rights attract so much attention.

  • Keeping the luxury in brands?

    22 February 2018

    In Coty v Parfumerie Akzente (Case C-230/16) the CJEU has stated that luxury brand owners, can, in certain circumstances prohibit reselling of their products through some internet platforms

  • ‘Loophole’, or lobbying for change?

    31 August 2018

    Migration Watch UK has recently published a paper drawing attention to a perceived abuse by certain employers of part of the UK’s immigration system. Distortion of the ICT visa system suggests that the Tier 2 (Intracompany Transfer) (‘ICT’) visa route is currently being exploited by employers who are ‘undercutting the domestic labour market’. The ‘law that is’ and the ‘law that ought to be’ by nature pull in opposite directions. Taking UK immigration law as a ‘closed circuit’, the use of the word ‘loophole’ might better be categorised by some as simply ‘poor regulation’.

  • ...a little bit of law - Back to Basics

    05 November 2016

    There are certain basic steps that apply to almost all transactions involving the acquisition of land. There may be a tweak here or a bolt-on there but the basic underlying steps are often the same.

  • Après le closing

    19 May 2016

    Contrôle et obligations post-acquisition dans les transactions franco-britanniques

  • APAC Bulletin - January 2019

    25 January 2019

    Welcome to the January 2019 edition of our APAC Bulletin covering the latest employment and immigration updates across the region.

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