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Invalid Trade Mark: Banksy Loses Art Battle

September 20th, 2020|Brand Protection, Case Studies, Comment, Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

Invalid Trade Mark: Banksy Loses Art Battle Banksy has lost a trade mark battle over one of his most famous artworks, following an invalid [...]

Queen Wins ‘The Royal Butler’ Row

September 6th, 2020|Brand Protection, Case Studies, Comment, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

Queen Wins 'The Royal Butler' Row A royal trade mark has been refused by the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), following opposition by the [...]

Perfect Landing For British Gymnastics In Trade Mark Infringement Case

August 2nd, 2020|Case Studies, Comment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

Perfect Landing For British Gymnastics In Trade Mark Infringement Case StockphotoVideo / Shutterstock.com British Amateur Gymnastics ("British Gymnastics") has succeeded in trade mark infringement [...]

Booking.com Confirmed As Trade Mark

July 8th, 2020|Brand Protection, Case Studies, Comment, Trademarks|

Booking.com Confirmed As Trade Mark Comment Although Booking.com has secured registered trade mark protection, enforcement is difficult where marks consist of borderline descriptive words [...]

Shape Copyright Clarified In Brompton Bicycle

June 22nd, 2020|Case Studies, Comment, Copyright, Industry News|

Shape Copyright Clarified In Brompton Bicycle The Court of Justice of the European Union ('CJEU') has ruled that copyright may subsist in a product [...]

Brewdog is Blown Out – Tidman in CITMA Review

May 14th, 2020|Case Studies, Comment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

Brewdog is Blown Out - Tidman in CITMA Review In May’s CITMA Review online, Oliver Tidman notes key arguments made by Brewdog plc were [...]

Coty Germany v Amazon

April 6th, 2020|Case Studies, Comment, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

Coty Germany v Amazon The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has ruled in Coty Germany GmbH v Amazon (C-567/18) that an online [...]

PDO Prosecco Gains Partial Win – Tidman in CITMA Review

March 12th, 2020|Case Studies, Comment, Dispute Resolution, Intellectual Property, Trademarks|

PDO Prosecco Gains Partial Win - Tidman in CITMA Review In March’s CITMA Review, Oliver Tidman maps out the arguments surrounding a prominent Protected [...]

Scottish Company Receives Maximum Fine For Making Nearly 200 Million Cold Calls

March 6th, 2020|Case Studies|

Scottish Company Receives Maximum Fine For Making Nearly 200 Million Cold Calls A Clydebank firm has been fined £500,000 for breaching privacy laws after making [...]