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Green light for Chinese manufacturer’s scooter design as EU court dismisses Vespa infringement claims
Posted: 11/10/2019
In a judgment handed down on 24 September 2019, the General Court of the European Union has ruled that intellectual property rights in the iconic Vespa LX scooter have not been infringed by Chinese manufacturer Zhejiang and that its own motorcycle product produces a different overall impression to informed consumers......>>
Whyte Bikes v Rich Energy - lessons from the Haas F1 Team sponsor’s copyright dispute
Posted: 30/09/2019
On 14 May 2019, Judge Melissa Clarke handed down her judgment in a copyright dispute between ATB Sales Limited (trading as Whyte Bikes) and Rich Energy Limited, energy drink producer and title sponsor of the Haas Formula One Team, concerning the two stag logos depicted below.
Contractual considerations to help avoid further Brexit frustration
Posted: 09/04/2019
Since the UK voted to leave the EU in 2016, businesses have been considering the potential impact of Brexit on commercial contracts, with some considering whether the upheaval caused by Brexit might successfully be used as reason for getting out of a contract......>>
Case closed for The Commodores: court overturns decision in band member trade mark dispute
Posted: 18/03/2019
The General Court has annulled a Board of Appeal decision to uphold an opposition brought by Commodore Entertainment Corp against Fifth Avenue Entertainment LLC’s EU trade mark application for THE COMMODORES in classes 9 and 41, on the basis that the Board of Appeal had failed to take into consideration the fact that the underlying partnership agreement concluded between the founder members of the Commodores had expired......>>
Celebrity clampdown: CMA issues warning over ambiguous influencer marketing
Posted: 25/02/2019
If asked what Alexa Chung, Ellie Goulding and Rita Ora have in common, you might point to their wealth, fame and luxury lifestyles. Now they are linked together by another, far less glamourous, connection......>>

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Brexit Readiness Fund
As a membership organisation you will be considering the effects of Brexit on your members. Are you aware that the Government has launched a Brexit Readiness Fund?......

Publishing update - November 2015
In this issue: We look back at some of the key cases and legislation that have affected defamation and copyright law in the UK over the past year.

Trade mark update - April 2015
In this issue: Recent applications to register the phrase “Je suis Charlie” as a trade mark have received harsh criticism. France’s INPI and the EU’s OHIM have shown their solidarity by taking the unusual step of prima facie banning registration of the mark.

Commercial and IP update - September 2014
In this issue: The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act 2014 became law on 17 July, having been controversially pushed through Parliament within three days amid much media coverage.

Commercial and IP update - April 2014
In this issue: In the recent case of Shearman v Hunter Boot Ltd, the High Court did not allow the principal (Hunter Boots Ltd) to rely on a clause that, on termination of an agency, entitled its agent to either an indemnity payment or compensation payment on the basis of which was the 'cheapest' option.

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