Rosie Burbidge
When does an arbitration clause apply to trade mark infringement proceedings?
The Court of Appeal recently found that a company which had acquired the BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB trade marks was bound by an arbitration...
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Rosie Burbidge
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
Can UK courts grant pan-EU injunctions in proceedings began pre-Brexit ?
In short, yes: the UK courts can grant a pan-EU injunction in proceedings that were pending on 31 December 2020, the day the UK left the...
Rosie Burbidge
- Jan 29, 2022
- 2 min
What's the risk of filing a takedown notice?
A legal action for unjustified threats is a serious risk that trade mark owners run when making allegations of infringement, including by...
Rosie Burbidge
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
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
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
Speedy justice in design case
In what may be a record for an IP case in the UK, the trial in Lutec (UK) Ltd & Ors v Cascade Holdings Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 1907 (Pat)...
Rosie Burbidge
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
Cheers to a rare EAGLE trade mark decision
This Court of Appeal decision is a helpful reminder that a lack of evidence of actual confusion is not necessarily fatal to a finding of...
Rosie Burbidge
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
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
- Sep 2, 2021
- 1 min
The post-Brexit clock is ticking - don't miss out!
We first wrote about the impact of Brexit on UK trade marks over a year ago. We are now over 6 months in since the UK's departure from...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 5, 2021
- 3 min
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
- Jun 14, 2021
- 2 min
What does MADE IN BRITAIN mean?
After the many logistical issues posed by both Brexit and the pandemic and with sustainability at the forefront of everyone's mind, it is...
Rosie Burbidge
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Chanel and Huawei logos are dissimilar
The EU General Court has upheld a Board of Appeal ruling in a dispute between Chanel and Huawei, finding that Huawei’s EUTM application...
Rosie Burbidge
- Apr 17, 2021
- 2 min
CRYPTOBACK: Blockchain crypto trademark survives validity attack
The IP Enterprise Court (IPEC) has enabled smaller businesses to fight back against perceived intellectual property (IP) injustices. Its...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 19, 2020
- 3 min
Skykick - why does it matter & what could it mean for trade marks? Counsel's perspective
IPSoc recently had the latest in its successful run of education events. The talk from Simon Malynicz QC, SkyKick's leading counsel, gave...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 19, 2020
- 2 min
Brexit & IP - what you need to know
Brexit may be nearly upon us. If this happens after 29 March there are various short term consequences to registered rights in the UK and...
Rosie Burbidge
- Aug 19, 2020
- 1 min
Introducing intellectual property
Without intellectual property rights it would be virtually impossible for the European fashion industry to continue. These rights enable...
Rosie Burbidge
- Nov 30, 2018
- 6 min
Domain names and Google Ads - what's the current position?
Can a US corporation selling construction software only in the Americas under the name ARGOS be sued for infringement of a registered...
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