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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
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...
The maverick computer security entrepreneur John McAfee has recently filed suit against Intel Corp. over his right to use his own name. Intel Corp. maintain that they do not oppose McAfee’s right to use his own name in connection with his...
You might think that, with Samsung’s exploding phones and Apple ordered to pay a €13 billion Irish tax bill, these two technology giants would have more important things to worry about than design patents. But with about $400 million on the...
Specsavers have applied to register the trademark “Should’ve” at the UK IPO. It is a contraction of their familiar slogan: “Should’ve gone to Specsavers”. The case has highlighted a recent tendency towards trademarking common words. Although...
The language used by IP professionals can seem opaque to a person who has not had significant previous exposure to the field. This can lead to wasted time, and worse, persistent misunderstandings in correspondence between IP professionals and...
Have you heard of 'patent trolls'? In 2010, VirnetX, a company with 14 members of staff won a $200 million settlement from Microsoft. Three years later, it claimed a further $23 million from the same company. In February 2016, VirnetX struck...
JW Spear & Sons Ltd & Others v Zynga Inc This case concerns a dispute between Mattel, maker of the famous word-forming physical and electronic board game SCRABBLE, and Zynga the world's largest social gaming company. In 2007 Zynga...
