Intellectual Property News

The organisers of the largest US music festival, Coachella, have accused an events and marketing company of buying and re-selling festival wristbands and backstage passes infringin...

A recent case, Jack Wills Ltd v House of Fraser (Stores) Ltd on the amount that may be awarded on an account of profits offers welcome guidance on what may be taken into account in...

The Tyne and Wear Metro logo is iconic for people from or who live in the North East of England. When you come across the black M on the yellow background it is instantly recognisa...

A US university was left embarrassed following their decision to rename a law school after late Supreme Court judge Antonin Scalia. George Mason University in Virginia said it wou...

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...

We previously reported on the change being made to the name of the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)...

The Prime Minister recently announced that a referendum on whether the UK should remain part of the European Union or not will to take place on 23 June 2016. UK companies are now c...

You will no doubt have noticed that small and personal use drones have become increasingly popular and are increasingly in the news. Drones are now frequently utilised in the filmi...

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...

Yosemite National Park (the "Park") is the subject of an ongoing trade mark dispute which highlights the importance of having clear intellectual property provisions set out in all ...

A German sweet company, Mederer GmbH (the Applicant), has failed in its appeal against trade mark opposition proceedings brought by Cadbury to invalidate its trade mark registratio...

Decision The EU General Court has confirmed OHIM's Board of Appeal decision in rejecting an application for invalidity of the trade mark 'HOT SOX' for hosiery which is registered ...