News & Insights (Brand Disputes and Litigation)

01-Feb-2012  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - February 2012

This issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability of trade marks ...

06-Dec-2011  |  Trade Marks & Designs

"Transhipping fake goods, Sir? Please proceed!"

Nokia / Philips case consequences The ECJ decision in the joined cases of Nokia v HMRC and Philips v Lucheng Meijing and others ...

05-Sep-2011  |  Trade Marks & Designs

Could OEM trade opportunities run Duracell’s batteries flat?

Procter & Gamble (P&G) has found itself in a potentially tricky trademark situation after genuine, cut-price Duracell ...

29-Jul-2011  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - July 2011

The Summer issue of Brands Update contains recent important cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability of trade ...

06-Apr-2011  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - April 2011

Welcome to the April edition of Brands Update. In this issue we look at: Hot off the press: Advocate General says it ...

28-Sep-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, Patents, Trade Marks & Designs

"Dangerous" Intellectual Property Myths

Most people these days have heard of intellectual property (or at least copyright).  Whilst the general public's awareness ...

27-Sep-2010  |  Copyright & Media Law, Patents, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Faster, cheaper IP litigation?

From 1 October 2010, a new procedure becomes available in the English Patents County Court (‘PCC’). It is intended to permit more ...

06-Sep-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Google revises its keywords policy

Following recent caselaw, Google has announced that it intends to make two significant revisions to its adwords policy. The ...

27-Aug-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Court holds that Euro-defence to grey import action is arguable

Oracle America (formerly Sun Microsystems) v M-Tech [2010] EWCA Civ 997 In a potential set-back for brand owners, the English ...

25-Aug-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Copyright & Media Law, IT & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - Summer 2010

Brands Update containing the latest cases from the UK and Community tribunals on registrability and infringement.

30-Jul-2010  |  Financial Institutions & Services, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents

Innovation and Flexibility in Litigation Funding

Cost control and certainty is key to successful litigation.   We can help you take the risk and cost of litigation ...

26-Jul-2010  |  Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Rights not always exhausted?

In the latest European judgment on the validity of keyword advertising, the Court of Justice of the European Union ...

11-Jun-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

European Court rules on unauthorised re-sale of "tester" perfume bottles

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled that the supply to a third party of branded "tester" goods ...

10-Jun-2010  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Can a lawful product be called a 'Nasty'?

Last week, the Court of Appeal gave a ruling highlighting the risk of using emotive language to describe third party products. ...

24-May-2010  |  Financial Institutions & Services, Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Patents

Litigation Funding

Cost control and certainty are key elements of successful litigation. The approach to litigation funding is evolving with an ...

07-May-2009  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Copad SA v Christian Dior couture SA and Société industrielle lingerie (SIL)

Case C-59/08, 23 April 2009Following a reference from the French Cour de Cassation, the European Court of Justice ...

15-Oct-2008  |  Copyright & Media Law, Technology, Media & Telecoms, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands Update - October 2008

17-Oct-2007  |  Consumer Brands, Trade Marks & Designs

Brands newsflash - Two important decisions from the English Court of Appeal

Brands Appeal cases L'Oréal v Bellure and Proctor & Gamble v Reckitt Benckiser In two significant recent ...