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Earlier this year, luxury high-performance automotive manufacturer Porsche was in the spotlight for bringing legal action in the US against…

In the food and drink space, ‘dupes’ refer to alternative (often, lower cost) products that closely mimic well-known food and…

Positive brand reputation is a hard-won process: it generates customer loyalty and ultimately impacts a company’s success. It is no…

With an estimated 4.48 billion social media users worldwide, it is unsurprising that counterfeiters, and those promoting counterfeit goods, have…

If a drink can give you wings, it can also make you land in formal court proceedings over a perceived…

As many will already be aware, M&S and Aldi recently called a truce in the viral dispute involving the M&S…

Background The Chinese Supreme People’s Court has issued a decision which brings to an end a four year long battle…

Two bicycle companies, Brompton Bicycle Limited and Get2Get, are in dispute at the Belgian Tribunal de l’entreprise de Liège over…

The importance of considering social media backlash as part of your IP enforcement strategy If you’re ‘Crazy In Love’ with…

A great deal of business is done via online marketplaces such as Amazon and eBay. For IP rights owners it…

Branding, and the values it represents, is at the core of all businesses, so it is understandable that companies will…

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL IP on 11 September 2017. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. Since the 1st October 2017, ‘virtual’ or ‘web’ marking of…