Look-alikes look out! Unfair advantage wins the day for Thatchers in lemon cider dispute with Aldi

11 März 2025
A family company has won its trade mark battle with a discount supermarket concerning look-alike branding.
Phil Leonard
Phil Leonard
Associate, Solicitor
Look-alikes look out! Unfair advantage wins the day for Thatchers in lemon cider dispute with Aldi

Stripe strife: first High Court exploration of position mark infringement and registrability

11 März 2025
In November 2024 luxury fashion brand Thom Browne sought to invalidate 16 trade marks registered by adidas, all of which…
Matthew Dick
Matthew Dick
Partner, Solicitor
Stripe strife: first High Court exploration of position mark infringement and registrability

Mind the...gap? Transport for London v GAP

11 März 2025
Whilst many will be aware of the “MIND THE GAP” warning that has echoed around the London Underground for the…
Rachel Pellatt
Rachel Pellatt
Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
Mind the...gap? Transport for London v GAP

Is it a bird? General court confirms subjective nature of visual similarity of logo only marks

11 März 2025
The applicant, Shenzhen City Chongzheng Technology, sought to register the mark shown below in the EU, for goods in class…
Kate Cheney
Kate Cheney
Senior Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
Is it a bird? General court confirms subjective nature of visual similarity of logo only marks

No proof of “actual awareness”: acquiescence argument fails in the EU

11 März 2025
General Court decision T-136/23 is a reminder that the threshold to establish acquiescence is high, and that earlier marks can…
Jennifer Heath
Jennifer Heath
Senior Associate, Trade Mark Attorney
No proof of “actual awareness”: acquiescence argument fails in the EU

The all-star crew of New Shepard 31: inspiring future generations in STEM and beyond

07 März 2025
On Thursday 27 February 2025, Blue Origin announced the crew for New Shepard’s 11th Human Flight. The crew boasts an…
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
The all-star crew of New Shepard 31: inspiring future generations in STEM and beyond

SPCs in Europe: what’s round the corner?

27 Februar 2025
The European Union is planning sweeping changes to supplementary protection certificates (SPCs), the most significant reform to the SPC system…
Garreth Duncan
Garreth Duncan
Partner, Patent Attorney
SPCs in Europe: what’s round the corner?

European Commission drops the EU Regulation on standard essential patents

13 Februar 2025
On 11 February 2025, the European Commission published its workflow for 2025 and in that document identified that it was…
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan DeVile
Partner, Patent Attorney
European Commission drops the EU Regulation on standard essential patents

We have lift off: first commercial vertical launch from UK soil gets the green light

13 Februar 2025
The UK’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has just granted the first vertical launch licence for a launch site at the…
Anthony Albutt
Anthony Albutt
Partner, Patent Attorney
Robert Kelly
Robert Kelly
Senior Associate, Patent Attorney
We have lift off: first commercial vertical launch from UK soil gets the green light

UPC crosses borders and breaks boundaries: long arm jurisdiction questions arise again!

13 Februar 2025
The Düsseldorf Local Division recently handed down a decision that has sent reverberations throughout the EU patent landscape and beyond.…
Jonathan DeVile
Jonathan DeVile
Partner, Patent Attorney
Stephen Solomon
Stephen Solomon
Technical Assistant
UPC crosses borders and breaks boundaries: long arm jurisdiction questions arise again!

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