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August 18, 2026

Digital Product Passports (DPP): a new tool in the brand protection toolkit?

The EU’s Digital Product Passport (DPP) regime is focused on sustainability and supply chain transparency, but could also give fashion...
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July 16, 2026

Luxury brands: serving looks… and lattes

Luxury fashion is no longer simply asking consumers to buy into a product. Increasingly, it is asking them to sit down, stay awhile and...
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Tile for UK trade mark services set for overhaul: what brand owners need to know
July 14, 2026

UK trade mark services set for overhaul: what brand owners need to know

The UKIPO is preparing to modernise how trade marks are filed, searched and examined in the UK, with reforms that should make it easier...
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July 2, 2026

IP strategy at the research stage: the UKIPO’s “Knowledge Asset Management” hub

The UKIPO has recently launched a new "Knowledge Asset Management" (KAM) hub, designed to help research institutions and businesses...
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June 12, 2026

The grid as runway: luxury branding in the age of sport

The rebranding of Alpine as the “Gucci Racing Alpine Formula One Team” marks more than a headline-grabbing partnership. It reflects a...
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June 3, 2026

On the right track: HOKA owner wins appeal on online sales restrictions

Reassurance for brands on control of product distribution The Court of Appeal’s ruling in Deckers v Up & Running provides brand owners...
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Tile for “That’s all” – until it isn’t: lessons in supply chain risk from The Devil Wears Prada 2
June 1, 2026

“That’s all” – until it isn’t: lessons in supply chain risk from The Devil Wears Prada 2

In the opening moments of The Devil Wears Prada 2, Runway magazine faces an existential crisis. A fast fashion brand it has endorsed is...
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May 28, 2026

A cautionary tale: navigating jurisdiction and arbitration in cross‑border life sciences disputes

Introduction The continued globalisation of research, development and commercialisation within the life sciences sector has led to a...
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