25 Nov, 2024 EU design law is changing. Will the UK follow suit? By Huw Cookson Elena Varese On 18 November 2024, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2024/2822 and Directive (EU) 2024/2823, following its proposal to revise the...
29 Oct, 2024 Upcycling in fashion: trade marks and exhaustion of rights By Huw Cookson Valentina Mazza Liam Blackford In the fashion and apparel industry, ‘upcycling’ denotes the process by which garments, accessories, bags and fabrics already put on the...
12 Mar, 2024 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...
04 Mar, 2024 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...
31 Jan, 2024 Loyalty prices in the spotlight By Huw Cookson It is interesting to see the CMA beginning a review of supermarket ‘loyalty prices’, something which has become common in the sector in...
31 Jan, 2024 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...
01 Nov, 2022 Meaning of 'net zero' and 'carbon neutral' claims under the spotlight in the UK By John Wilks Huw Cookson Joshua Tray UK advertising regulator the ASA has published a detailed report on consumers’ understanding of environment-based terminology used in...
08 Sep, 2022 With big claims come big responsibilities – fashion in the spotlight By John Wilks Huw Cookson Emily Judge The fashion industry is, more than ever, trying to appeal to the environmentally conscious customer with green marketing claims. But this...