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Do I have to identify the designer?
It is possible to waive the name of the designer when filing a European Community Design, but you should be sure that you have the rights to the design
If you are ‘gallinivorous’ (someone who eats chickens), it is fair to say you are having a rough time. In February, the national Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) shortage temporarily closed almost two-thirds of the United Kingdom’s KFC branches. In...
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....
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...
Here at Albright IP, we are always striving to find ways to help our clients be in control of valuable and effective intellectual property rights. In doing this we offer more than services relating to the drafting, filing, and prosecuting of...
In 2012, a shopkeeper, Jel Singh Nagra, decided to name his small convenience store ‘Singhbury’s’, setting the name against a bright orange colour scheme. The ‘Singhbury’s’ sign and associated colour scheme appeared eerily familiar, and perhaps,...
In the UK, a person who is threatened with an action for infringement of intellectual property rights (either Patent, Design right or Trademark) can sue the ‘threat maker’ where the threat is unjustified, or groundless. A threat would be...
In a recent decision at the High Court of England and Wales it was stated that dogs are not capable of dining, and that they merely eat. This was noted in the case of Azumi Ltd v Zuma's Choice Pet Products Ltd [2017] EWHC 45 (IPEC). From the...
A work doesn’t have to be marked with a © to be a copyright work. Copyright originates automatically in any original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic work. Accidentally infringing copyright is therefore easier than you might think! To...
