Food & beverage
Oatly loses battle of the oat drinks
The recent case concerning oat-based drinks OATLY and PURE OATY highlights the difficulties in enforcing rights in a descriptive trade mark against third parties.
6 August, 2021
A tale of broccoli, tomatoes and peppers- the final chapter – G3/19
First published in AIPLA’s Biotech Buzz newsletter, Barbara Fleck explains the Enlarged Board of Appeal’s
9 October, 2020
Small ready meal delivery business reigns triumphant at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) after one of the Court’s first virtual trials
Summary A small healthy ready meal delivery business Fit Kitchen Limited (FKL) saw victory at
23 September, 2020
Finding the ‘right’ slogan might allow businesses in the food and beverage sector to “Have a break” after all…
Summary In the United Kingdom and European Union, it is notoriously difficult to register slogans
6 July, 2020
What’s the scoop on the Mr Whippy decision?
Summary Despite “convincing arguments” against the strength of the evidence of use submitted by Unilever
29 June, 2020
Biggest-ever veganuary an increasing demand for plant-based foods
More people than ever before took part in Veganuary in 2020, official figures have shown.
6 April, 2020
