Bryony Gold

Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA December 2021

European Union, United Kingdom - December 23 2021 The GC held that Sky Ltd had not complied with article 46(1)(a) of Regulation 2017/1001, read in conjunction with Rule 19(2) and Rule 15(2)(h)(iii)…

Chloe Birkett, Jonathan Edwards, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Neely Middleton, Robert Milligan, Katharine Stephens

Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA November 2021

European Union, United Kingdom - December 17 2021 Business assistance, management and administrative services; business analysis, research and information services; advertising, marketing and…

Jonathan Edwards, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Ciara Hughes, Robert Milligan, Katharine Stephens

IP issues with the use of ‘style names’

Australia - October 18 2021 From Hermès’ uber-famous “Birkin” and “Kelly”, to Gucci’s “Dionysus” and Mulberry’s “Bayswater”, style names are widely used as a hugely valuable…

Year in Review: notable 2020 patent cases in the UK

United Kingdom - October 5 2021 In a much-anticipated judgment, the UK Supreme Court held that the English court can settle the terms of a FRAND licence on a global basis, where a…

Henry Elliott, Zoe Fuller, Chris de Mauny, Tristan Sherliker, Katharine Stephens, William Warne

Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA Journal

European Union, United Kingdom - August 9 2021 The GC annulled the BoA's decision that there was a likelihood of confusion between the marks under article 8(1)(b) on the basis that it had not…

Hilary Atherton, Maisie Briggs, Amy Cole, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Robert Milligan, Rebekah Sellars, Katharine Stephens