Poor conduct adversely affects claim for off-the-scale costs in infringement case
This trade mark invalidity case is a useful reminder of the heavy burden of proof required for establishing bad faith and obtaining off-the-scale costs awards in the United Kingdom
10 June 2022
Procurement Policy Note PPN 02/23 – Modern Slavery – What you need to do to comply
PPN 02/23 on Tackling Modern Slavery in Government Supply Chains is extensive and detailed. This article provides the essentials with which contracting authorities and bidders will need to get to grips, before 1 April 2023
16 February 2023
Common Land –High Court confirms camping not “open-air recreation”
No right of wild camping on Dartmoor Commons
16 February 2023
Developing Common Land – what do I need to consider?
This case considers the lawfulness of a section 38 consent under the Commons Act 2006 for the first time in the High Court
16 February 2023
TRANSFORM DENTAL/TRANSFORM trade mark invalidated in cancellation proceedings
Despite a high degree of attention being paid by the average consumer for the products and services concerned - a likelihood of confusion was still found
26 October 2021
Italian consortium successfully opposes BROSECCO wine mark on the grounds of Prosecco PDO
The Consortium for the Protection of the Controlled Designation of Origin Prosecco successfully opposed UK registration BROSECCO for wine in Class 33
29 July 2021
Marks & Spencer successfully sues Aldi for design infringement for a ‘lookalike’ gin bottle
Aldi’s ‘Infusionist’ gin liqueur bottles have been found to infringe M&S’s registered design rights in light-up bottles used for its own range of festive gin-based drinks, as a result of the cumulative impact of the common features outweighing the designs’ minor differences
17 February 2023
Health and Care Act 2022: Ofcom consults on the regulation of new food ad rules
Ofcom has published a consultation setting out its approach to implementing and regulating new food advertising rules introduced by the Health and Care Act 2022
15 March 2023
McDonald’s BIG MAC trade mark saved (in part) on Appeal
The Fourth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO has partly annulled the Cancellation Division’s landmark decision to revoke McDonald’s BIG MAC trade mark in its entirety
16 March 2023
Case update: Jeremy Coller v HMRC TC 8738
Jeremy Coller v HMRC TC 8738 is the latest case to test domicile in the First-Tier Tribunal
17 March 2023
Value for Money – the message to DC schemes is clear, it’s time to shape up or ship out
The package of measures launched by the DWP at the end of January has at its heart an overarching theme of improving outcomes for DC savers
23 March 2023
10 Years of ATED – A brief retrospective and notes for the future
This article provides a consideration of the main aspects of ATED since it was introduced in 2013 as well as a few points worth noting regarding the future of the charge
04 April 2023