1/21/2025 1:39:26 PM Thatchers Cider successful in lookalike appeal By Huw Cookson Alexia Meade Ruth Hoy In a judgment handed down yesterday, the Court of Appeal (CoA) found that Thatchers' "cloudy lemon cider" trade mark had been infringed...
3/12/2024 2:51:09 PM Increased Protection for Companies at Company Names Tribunal By Huw Cookson Ruth Hoy The Companies Act 2006 gives rights which allow a person to object to a company’s registered name in certain circumstances. This provides...
3/4/2024 12:47:49 PM Gin Justice Served: M&S Sips Victory By Huw Cookson Ruth Hoy The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal which sought to overturn last year's IPEC ruling that M&S's registered designs had been...
1/31/2024 9:34:42 AM A ‘newcomer’ type of injunction By Huw Cookson Ruth Hoy A recent decision by the Supreme Court in relation to ‘newcomer inunctions’ will be of particular interest to IP rights holders. The key...
12/5/2019 9:27:01 AM Five major UK internet service providers forced to block Nintendo Switch piracy sites By Ruth Hoy Ella Castle In the recent case of Nintendo Co Ltd v Sky UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 2376 (Ch), Justice Arnold granted a website blocking order sought by...
7/17/2019 12:00:00 AM High Court adds "breach of confidence" to potential claims available against those who collect or receive unofficial data from sporting events By Alasdair Muller Ruth Hoy Nick Fitzpatrick It is a popular adage in today's society that "data is king"; this is as much true in the sporting industry as in any other. For many...
7/11/2019 3:54:15 PM Defamation and the test of "Serious Harm" – higher threshold for bringing a claim restored By Claire Sng In Lachaux v Independent Print Ltd and another, preferring the High Court’s interpretation of the "serious harm" test under s.1(1) of the...
9/26/2018 12:00:00 AM Deal or no-deal? Implications for Copyright laws in the event of a no-deal Brexit By DLA Piper - Media, Sport & Entertainment BACKGROUND This week, the UK Government released multiple technical notes detailing the intellectual property implications of a no-deal...