On 11 November the Trade Mark Registry refused registration of the following mark: The mark was applied for by a company called Sporting Kicks Ltd to cover among other things clothing, footwear, headgear and badges.

The common understanding of "the public" probably conjures up images of a large gathering of people who are audience to an act such as the showing of a film or performance of a play.

More than six years after its publication, Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 on clinical trials (the "EU Clinical Trials Regulation")

On 10 September 2021 the European Commission released a policy brief on the role of competition law in realising the European Green Deal

The European Commission's long-awaited draft revised Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Vertical Guidelines were published earlier this month

The Competition and Markets Authority (‘CMA') has issued guidance to Government setting out its recommendations on the implementation of the new competition regime for digital markets.

We've posted about this dispute several times before (on the initial filing, the UK version, and the EC antitrust complaint). Now, with the California judgment finally out, what's the verdict?

Most favoured nation clauses (MFNs) are once again in the competition law spotlight.

The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recently published a significant report on its inquiry into the Economics of Music Streaming.

In previous articles we have highlighted the low number of Notified Bodies as one of the medical device industry's most pressing concerns ahead of the date of application of the EU MDR, which is now only weeks away.

The global biopharma market continues to expand and is predicted to continue doing so for many years to come. A review of recent financial and biopharma press coverage indicates that mergers and acquisitions remain prevalent within this industry. Recent press coverage also indicates that there are now thousands of small biotech companies worldwide and that larger companies are looking to expand their product portfolios by cherry picking the best of these smaller companies.

As reported in last week's post, on 20 January 2021 Birss J handed down what may be his last first instance decision before his elevation to the Court of Appeal.

Registrations of the new .EU domain names will start on 7 December 2005. To protect the interests of brand owners and companies there will be a "sunrise" period in which they will be allowed to apply for .EU domain names corresponding to their trade marks and company names.

To date, the main risk identified in respect of a personal data breach has been the regulatory penalties.

Custom audience products involve you providing personal data of your customers to a third party, usually a social media platform, which, via a matching process, determines which of your customers are also users of the SMP.

The risks are relatively low, as the NHS Test and Trace app was designed with privacy protection at the forefront.

On 19 May the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published a joint policy statement setting out their shared views on the relationship...

Digital platforms continue to be a hot topic for competition policy. Both the Commission and the CMA have been active over the last year in proposing and consulting on ways to ensure the effective competition in digital markets.

The severe consequences of breaching competition law can sometimes have a chilling effect on firms considering engaging in collaborative action.

Earlier this year we commented on the commitments given by Aspen Pharma to bring the Commission investigation into its high prices to a close.