Case Law

Tesco’s trade mark applications for the CLUBCARD mark and the stylised variation thereof, have been refused by the UK Intellectual…

Last summer we reported on the fact that Cadbury had successfully opposed a UK trade mark application by Nestlé for…

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued its first Tribunal Practice Note of 2014 relating to the relevance of colour…

Patent litigation in Europe is currently complicated by a system of dual jurisdiction over the validity of patents granted by…

Background to the dispute On 29 April 2002, the intervener, Castel Frères SAS, filed a CTM Application No. 2678167 CASTEL…

For many centuries the law of England and Wales has been governed by the principle of equity, a principle which…

Trade marks and registered designs can complement each other and they can also come into conflict with each other.  Several…

We have previously reported a decision by the High Court and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) which accepted…

If you have been on holiday this summer, you cannot have failed to have noticed an array of children’s suitcases…

British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSB) has been successful in the UK High Court in a claim of trade mark infringement…

Cadbury has successfully blocked a UK trade mark application by Nestlé for the shape of their KIT KAT four fingered…

In a much anticipated decision, the High Court has recently ruled that M&S had infringed Interflora’s registered trade marks by…