February 12, 2026 UKIPO fees for trade marks and designs to increase – ... The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has announced that official fees for trade marks and designs will increase, on average, by... Read more
February 5, 2026 How the fashion trend cycle shapes effective IP strateg... In an industry where speed-to-market, trend responsiveness and distinctive aesthetics are everything, understanding how design law can... Read more
December 22, 2025 Riding the Wave: Dryrobe makes a splash in IPEC The IPEC judgement on 4 December 2025 in Dryrobe Ltd v Caesr Group Ltd t/a D-Robe Outdoors has provided rare insight into how to avoid... Read more
December 19, 2025 Heritage branding and deceptive marks: Goyard v Fauré ... Two French luxury leather-goods houses, Goyard and Fauré Le Page, are locked in a dispute over whether the French trade marks “Fauré Le... Read more
December 2, 2025 Reform of non-compete clauses in employment contracts... On 26 November 2025, the government published a policy paper focused on reforming non-compete clauses in employment contracts. This... Read more
November 20, 2025 European courts out of step: What Birkenstock's split d... Recent rulings in the Netherlands and Germany on Birkenstock’s sandal designs highlight a growing fragmentation across Europe in... Read more
November 17, 2025 Glossed over: Dior’s distinctiveness trade mark dilem... The EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal recently issued five decisions concerning trademark applications filed by Parfums Christian Dior in... Read more
November 13, 2025 Rising UKIPO fees – what does it mean for your IP str... The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently announced that fees for patents, trade marks, and registered designs will rise... Read more
November 11, 2025 Not quite Reddy – lessons on strategy for generic lau... The recent High Court decision in Dr Reddy's Laboratories (UK) Ltd v Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH [2025] EWHC 2834 (Pat)... Read more
November 10, 2025 Treading the thin line: when does product design become... Dr Martens before the Brussels Court of Appeal Design features like stitching, patterns and labels are increasingly doing the work of... Read more
November 4, 2025 Stability AI claims victory…. The much anticipated judgment in Getty v Stability AI has today (4 November 2025) been handed down with Stability AI claiming victory... Read more
October 28, 2025 Name of the game: trade marks, footballers and the batt... In the modern era of sport, a footballer’s influence extends far beyond the pitch. Increasingly, players are leveraging their fame to... Read more
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