Recently, we attended to a domain complaint for a client where various domain names incorporated the client's trade mark.

January is a key month for business owners, as it marks the beginning of a new year, and provides an opportunity for reflection on the successes and failures of the previous year.

In a recent ruling by the German Courts, three defendants were found guilty of fraud for sending scam invoices to EUIPO consumers. The actions of the perpetrators serve as a stark...

The UKIPO launched "IP Advance," a pilot financial support scheme for SMEs on July 15, 2024, offering tiered funding for IP audits and IP strategy implementation.

Supplementary Protection Certificates or SPCs are granted to the proprietor of a valid UK patent that protects the active ingredient of a pharmaceutical, and a marketing authorisation to place...

More and more SMEs are now realising the benefits of export-selling, such as increased demand, risk mitigation, rising profitability and access to foreign resources and information.

As the 2024 Paris Olympic Games come to a close and the excitement builds for the Paralympic Games, light has been shone on the intellectual property issues that surround sports.

In Sta Grupa AS v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T 2-07/23), the general court has given consideration to the assessment of evidence of genuine...

French fashion company Pierre Balmain had filed an EU trademark application for a figurative mark consisting of a lion's head.

A Trade Mark is any sign used to distinguish the goods or services of one business from those of another.

As the internet's role in business continues to grow, so too does the risk of online infringement of IP.

On 16 September 2024 the Opposition Division of the EUIPO issued its decision in Case Nо B 3 204 828.

The EU introduced its first AI Regulation (EU Regulation No. 2024/1689 on artificial intelligence) on 1 August, 2024.

This is the second decision of the General Court in these long-running opposition proceedings...

In Olimp Laboratories sp z oo v European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) (Case T-511/22), the General Court has examined whether parties can rely on earlier decisions of the EUIPO...

The General Court has recently handed down a judgment in favour of Rain Carbon Germany, a raw material producer, overturning an EUIPO Board of Appeal decision which failed to give sufficient consideration.

The unitary patent system and the Unified Patent Court (UPC), launched on the 1 of June 2023. This has marked a significant milestone in European patent law...

The route to a unitary patent right in the EU has been somewhat contrived to date.