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White on White – Off White Unsuccessful in Trade Mark Opposition

Off-White LLC (the “Opponent”), a fashion house founded in 2013 by Virgil Abloh, has been unsuccessful in opposing a trade mark application (the �...

8th May 2024

Gin-fringement – Aldi unsuccessful in appeal against decision in dispute with M&S

4th March 2024

In a judgment which will be welcomed by those seeking to combat ‘lookalike’ products, the Court ...

Thatchers unsuccessful in cider dispute with Aldi

26th January 2024

Trainee Solicitor, Tom Griffin looks into the dispute of Thatchers v Aldi. In a much-anticipated jud...

Method of converting a payment account is not an invention for the purposes of patent protection

25th January 2024

Article by Tom Griffin, Trainee Solicitor. On 8 January 2024, the UK Intellectual Property Office de...

AI cannot be the inventor of a patent

20th December 2023

The Supreme Court ruled on 20 December 2023 that a machine powered by artificial intelligence cannot...

Acquiescence – when does time start running?

8th December 2023

Trainee Solicitor, Tom Griffin looks into the case of Industrial Cleaning Equipment (Southampton) Lt...

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Intellectual Property

White on White – Off White Unsuccessful in Trade Mark Opposition

Gin-fringement – Aldi unsuccessful in appeal against decision in dispute with M&S

Thatchers unsuccessful in cider dispute with Aldi

Method of converting a payment account is not an invention for the purposes of patent protection

AI cannot be the inventor of a patent

Acquiescence – when does time start running?

Beware of the prior art – invalidation of a registered design owned by Making Man Trading Ltd

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