The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union on the 29 March 2019. Whilst the precise terms of exit are yet to be agreed, in March 2018, the European Commission and the UK published the first draft of a Withdrawal Agreement. This is the most...
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 considered unjustified if it...
Travel Fox International Incorporation (TFII), a footwear retailer, from Taiwan is on the hunt. The prey in this incidence is the elusive Mark “TRAVEL FOX”, but there is a problem. SDI (Wigan) IP Limited, the now dormant Intellectual Property subsidiary of sportswear...
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) is generally known for granting patent, design and trade mark rights based on suitable applications. It is perhaps less well-known for invalidating or revoking those same rights, which can be more cost-effective than achieving...
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 table this couldn’t be...
