Robert Milligan

It’s in the post - UK address for service rules could change following recent decision

United Kingdom - October 17 2022 Following the Appointed Person’s decision in MARCO POLO, the UK IPO is suspending all pending opposition and Cancellation matters where the holder of…

Protection in the Metaverse: the EUIPO issues practice tips for trade mark classification

European Union - August 4 2022 With the growth of the Metaverse and ever-increasing use of NFTs, brand owners have been faced with the problem of how best to protect their assets…

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, Bryony Gold, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Neely Middleton, 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, Bryony Gold, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Ciara Hughes, Katharine Stephens

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, Bryony Gold, Alexander Grigg, Aaron Hetherington, Rebekah Sellars, Katharine Stephens