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New Year, New IP
Robert Games | 13th January 2020
Happy New Year from Albright IP. As we welcome in a new decade, we want to wish all our clients, colleagues and partners around the world a prosperous 2020. At the turn of the last decade we were just starting out with six staff, today we …
Banksy: The Flower Thrower
Adrian Hocking | 17th December 2019
“Does art matter?”. On 17 October 2019 , graffiti artist Banksy launched an online shop called Gross Domestic Product to sell his branded merchandise for two weeks, the launch being advertised by a pop-up shop in Croydon, UK. To have chance at p …
Has Sky been grounded? – Sky v Skykick
Katie Oliver | 27th November 2019
The recently published Opinion of the Attorney-General in the Sky v Skykick case, has provided some much-needed clarity on the legitimacy of wide-ranging specifications, and the associated issue of ‘bad faith’ being pleaded in trade mark invalid …
Bentley v Bentley – The Peril of New Markets
Julia House | 20th November 2019
On 1 November 2019, Judge Richard Hacon in the High Court finally settled a 20-year long dispute between one of the world’s most prestigious and recognizable car brands, and a small Manchester based UK clothing company. The background of …
Can I register this shape as a Trade Mark?
Julia House | 15th November 2019
Trade Mark Registration grants the owner a monopoly right over their Mark for an unlimited amount of time, so long as registration is renewed at each (10 year) anniversary. When it comes to the registration of a 3D shape, arguably, the criteria …
EPO to change Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal
Cloe Loo | 24th September 2019
The European Patent Office has recently approved the revised Rules of Procedure of the Boards of Appeal (RPBA) which will come into force to any pending or newly filed appeals relating to European patents or applications from 1 January 2020 onwa …
Get Out On The Highway – What exactly is the PPH programme, and is it worthwhile?
Will Doherty | 5th August 2019
The European Patent Office (EPO) has announced as of July 2019 that the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) pilot programme with IP Australia is to be extended to June 2022. In total, this means that the EPO has PPH programmes in effect with …
Intellectual Property Enterprise Court expands its small claims track outside London
Frederick Noble | 16th July 2019
Bristol Civil Justice Centre – photo depositphotos / jaceksphotos In the new IPEC guide issued last week, it was rather quietly announced that from October 2019 District Judges will be available in Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Leeds, Manchester and Ne …
Carry On…Using Your Trade Mark!
Julia House | 8th July 2019
The “use it or lose it” principle with regards to trade mark registrations applies in numerous jurisdictions around the world. However, as highlighted in a recent decision of the UKIPO involving three Trade Marks relating to the British “Carry O …
Eviction Day for China’s Trade Mark Squatting
Julia House | 20th June 2019
Adjust your Yuletide calendars to 1st November because Christmas is coming early this year. On the 23rd April 2019, China’s legislators passed significant amendments to their Trade Mark legislation to combat the scourge of bad-faith Appli …
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