Trade marks

Vegan and plant based diets are becoming increasingly popular. Documentaries such as ‘The Game Changers’ and the success of alternatives…

Following a recent decision from The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China (SPC), for individuals or companies…

As a nation, our love affair with food and experimenting with different foods grow; we continue to prioritise any disposable…

Lucy Walker, trade mark attorney and partner at Barker Brettell, takes a look at how The Walt Disney Company has…

For brand owners, the figures are impressive: market research company Mintel estimated that £419 million was spent by Britons on…

In a recent decision, following an application for revocation filed by Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd, the EUIPO Cancellation Division upheld the…

As we have already reported here, many trade mark owners seeking to register their mark in China have found that…

Early in 2019 various changes to UK Trade Mark legislation came into force. We have outlined below some of the…

Online marketplaces are realising that, in order to continue to enjoy the goodwill of genuine small businesses that use their…

When did simple or minimal branding become so desirable? Did it start with Coco Chanel’s No.5 perfume bottle in 1924?…

Can we really say that, in today’s global economy, the size of an automotive brand is no longer important? Should…

Barker Brettell, the UK-based Intellectual Property (IP) specialist will be sending ten of its attorneys to this year’s INTA conference…