Intellectual Property News

In a recent case (JAS Financial Products LLP v ICAP Plc [2016] EWHC 591) the High Court held that no legally binding agreement was entered into in the course of oral discussions re...

A Mexican company has had its application for an EU TM turned down on the basis that it had a descriptive meaning. Background In case T-33/15 Grupo Bimbo (in French and Spanish o...

On 18 March 2016, Mr Justice Arnold issued a judgement in England And Wales Cricket Board Ltd & Anor v Tixdaq Ltd & Anor which concerned whether there could be copyright infringeme...

Background P.G. Nikas S.A. was founded in 1967 and is based in Attica, Greece. The company sells cured meats under the brand name 'NIKAS'. Panagiotis G. Nikas founded the company...

We reported on this case in November 2015 (see "When is a Trunki not a Trunki? When it's a Kidee case of course") after the Court of Appeal disagreed with the High Court and ruled ...

The Federal Administrative Court in Switzerland recently agreed with the Swiss Intellectual Property Office that Apple's iPhone home button should be refused trade mark registratio...

In the latest twist to the Apple v Samsung patent wars, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ("Appeals Court") has reversed the earlier decision of the Distri...

The three parallel stripes of the Adidas logo, as seen on all of the German company's products, is quite possibly one of the most recognisable and famous trade marks in the world. ...

There has been some confusion about the implications of a recent decision of the Indonesian Supreme Court relating to trademarks registered in Indonesia by IKEA, the Swedish and fa...

A pub in Glasgow has been ordered by a court to pay the Football Association Premier League (Football Association) for copyright infringement, damages and costs after using foreign...

Havana Club rum was first created in Cuba in 1936. It is now one of the bestselling brands of rum in the world. Both the Bermuda-based Bacardi and French-based Pernod Ricard sell r...

A part 36 offer is, in summary, a tactical step that a party can take in litigation to put pressure on their opponent to settle. If a party makes a part 36 offer and settlement is ...