Trade marks
Are fanciful logos no longer in fashion?
Associate and trade mark attorney Hannah Burrows discusses how major luxury fashion labels appear to have moved from fanciful logos, with significant stylisation being stripped back in favour of simpler fonts.
UKIPO official notice – UK registered trade mark and design holders must have a UK address for service
On 25 January 2023, the UK IPO issued a notice with immediate effect to say that the registrar will require a UK address for service (AFS) before any documents are considered formally served.
When life gives you lemons: Brothers Drinks Co. Ltd v Thatchers Cider Company Limited (CLOUDY LEMON)
Partner and trade mark attorney Robert Cumming, and trainee trade mark attorney Claire Bothma, discuss if a a mark, which is descriptive for goods, also descriptive for the retail of those goods.
PicArt Print & Design v. Daniel Platten, UKIPO decision O/487/22
Design disputes tend to focus on the comparison between the design as registered and the prior art. The case PicArt Print & Design v. Daniel Platten is no exception.
The Greenshoots Podcast by Appleyard Lees – episode 34 – 2022 IP case law roundup: trade marks, copyright, and designs
In this episode, partners and solicitors, Chris Hoole and Bill Lister, discuss some of 2022’s most significant IP disputes, and what they might mean for the enforcement of IP rights in 2023 and beyond.
Is ‘evergreening’ abuse of the trade mark system?
Following a recent dispute between Tesco’s and Lidl, partner, trade mark attorney and solicitor Robert Cumming, and trainee trade mark attorney Lisa Thomson, discuss ‘bad faith’, and ‘evergreening’.