Category: Trade Marks
The Effect of the Coronavirus on Official Deadlines
| 30th March 2020
National and regional intellectual property offices are, like all of us, feeling the effects of the on-going Covid-19 outbreak. Some of them have now extended deadlines or put into place corresponding measures which are aimed at helping you to w …
The Invention of Rules
| 19th March 2020
BBC Intellectual Property can be a difficult topic to publicize, so credit is due to the BBC for continuing to keep the fundamentals of the patent system in the public (Dragon’s) eye year after year. Auntie Beeb’s mission statement is to …
That’s the way, a-hah a-hah, Joe Lycett
| 3rd March 2020
In these bewildering times, we find ourselves in (Brexit, COVID-19, Brexit again), fortune occasionally sees fit to part the gloom, and serve up some much-needed levity. Enter Hugo Boss. Not the designer clothing company one might expect but rat …
Brexit update – 31 January 2020
| 31st January 2020
The UK formally leaves the EU today on, 31 January 2020. A transition period will run up until the end of 2020. Regardless of whether a modified version of the Withdrawal Agreement is negotiated, it is unlikely that the current draft proposals/t …
Banksy: The Flower Thrower
| 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
| 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
| 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?
| 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 …
Carry On…Using Your Trade Mark!
| 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
| 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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