by Julia House | Feb 5, 2018 | Patents, Trade Marks, Uncategorised
If you think following the coded instructions to wash your clothes is complicated (all those symbols), welcome to the wonderful world of Intellectual Property rights symbols. IP rights symbols are helpful, but often overlooked tools in an IP rights...
by Julia House | Nov 23, 2017 | Infringement, Trade Marks, Uncategorised
Whilst most incidences of trademark infringement are dealt with by the bringing of civil proceedings, it is an often-overlooked fact, that the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994) prescribes for an action for trademark infringement in criminal law. Criminal actions...
by Julia House | Oct 30, 2017 | Trade Marks, Uncategorised
It is that time of year again, when things go bump in the night, indeed as the night draws in and it grows darker. Things are getting a little spookier here at Albright IP headquarters. Nothing is quite as spooky as nipping down into the depths of County House, on a...
by Julia House | Oct 4, 2017 | News, Other Law, Trade Marks
The practice reforms introduced by the EU Trade Mark Amendment Regulation on 1st October 2017 broaden the scope of the rights that a trademark owner can claim and assert. This refers to the implementation of the second round of reforms at the European Union...
by Julia House | Sep 14, 2017 | Infringement, Other Law
The Biscuit Dilemma: How many times have you gone down to your local shop, picked up a packet of your favourite biscuits, in my case a packet of McVitie’s chocolate digestives, only to arrive home and to find that you’ve been ‘duped’ into purchasing a look...
