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Rosie Burbidge

Rare defeat for easyGroup

easyGroup, which owns the IP rights for companies such as easyJet and easyHotel, has been active, and largely successful, in bringing...

Rosie Burbidge

The rudimental rules of copyright infringement

The popular song Waiting All Night by the band Rudimental was not copied from a 2007 song Can You Tell Me, performed by Kelly-Marie...

Rosie Burbidge

Court of Appeal divided over disclosure

Can confidential discussions between parties in the UK be disclosed in parallel litigation in the US? The Court of Appeal was divided on...

Rosie Burbidge

Descriptive marks beware: Judge rejects Oatly trade mark case

Oatly has hit a brick wall in its attempt to stop third parties from selling oat milk using the word "OAT" plus the letter "Y". A...

Rosie Burbidge

LITECOIN - crypto trade mark application is passing off

An application to register a trade mark can constitute passing off, according to a recent judgment by Deputy High Court Judge John...

Rosie Burbidge

SKY brings good news for broad trade marks

A common trade mark filing strategy in the UK and EU is to file a broad trade mark specification. A broad specification makes enforcement...

Rosie Burbidge

Judge backs employees in trade secrets contract case

The High Court has recently provided guidance for employees in relation to the Recast Brussels Regulation. This guidance can be neatly...

Rosie Burbidge

Database extraction was authorised

This was a complex dispute concerning a claims management database. It involved alleged infringement of a database right, misuse of...

Rosie Burbidge

No penalty clause in IP Settlement Agreement: royalty clawback & 6 figure lump sum payment permitted

A judge in the Patents Court has ruled that terms concerning the ownership and validity of IP rights in a settlement agreement were not...

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