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Trade marks: Why Your Brand Could Be at Risk Even After Purchase
Posted: 21st August 2025
A recent Supreme Court ruling in the case Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc and another [2025] has established a clearer picture of the rights afforded to trade mark owners when seeking to defend their mark. It was found that post-sale context, or how a trade mark is viewed by the public […]
Video Game Licensing
Posted: 3rd November 2023
The video game industry is constantly expending with not only multi-national corporation but also small publishers who develop games worldwide making it a multi-billion-dollar global market. From developers to publishers and distributors, all parties involved in this industry have to navigate complex legal issues. These include, amongst other things, licensing. Video game licensing encompasses areas […]
What are the potential pitfalls of using AI in business?
Posted: 25th July 2023
In the past few years, it has become apparent that there is a rise in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). There are obvious advantages in using AI. These include reduction of human errors, constant availability, efficiency and unbiased decision making. However, professionals must also take into consideration clear disadvantages. Disadvantages Despite the advantages provided […]
Guns N’ Roses are suing a Texas gun store
Posted: 13th June 2023
The famous American hard rock band, Guns N’ Roses, are taking legal action against a Texas based gun store for trademark infringement. ‘Texas Guns And Roses’ is a Texas based online store that sells firearms, ammunition related apparel along with flowers. The American rock band, Guns N’ Roses (GNR), has filed a trademark infringement claim […]
M&S removes T-shirt after ‘ripping off’ London craft beer pub’s name
Posted: 5th May 2023
The giant retailer, Marks & Spencer, removed a brewery themed garment from sale after being accused of ‘ripping off’ a London craft beer chain brand. Martin Hayes, the founder of Craft Beer Co, set up in Clerkenwell in 2011 was surprised to hear that a £16 T-shirt was on sale with his pub’s name in […]
Ed Sheeran wins copyright claim and warns against the “Bad Habits” of bringing claims
Posted: 7th April 2022
Copyright is defined as “a type of intellectual property that protects original works of authorship as soon as an author fixes the work in a tangible form of expression”. Different types of works are protected including paintings, photographs, illustrations, musical compositions, sound recordings, computer programs, books, poems, blog posts, movies, architectural works, plays, and more. Determining originality is not an […]
How to Effectively Use Restrictive Covenants in Commercial Contracts
Posted: 30th September 2021
A restrictive covenant in a commercial contract is a clause that is designed to stop one party to the agreement doing something that they would otherwise have been at liberty to do. There are many commercial reasons why your contracts should include carefully drafted restrictive covenants in order to protect your business. For example, they […]
Oatly loses trademark battle against Glebe Farm over oat milk
Posted: 12th August 2021
Multi-Million pound company Oatly recently took a UK family run business – Glebe Farm Foods to court over a trademark dispute. Lawyers for Oatly claimed that Glebe Farm, which rebranded its Oat Drink product as PureOaty in 2020 (previously known as “Oat drink”), intended “to bring Oatly’s products to mind”, benefiting from Oatly’s brand. They […]
Dua Lipa sued for uploading paparazzi photo of herself on Instagram
Posted: 19th July 2021
Dua Lipa is being sued by Intergral Images for posting a photo of herself, taken by Integral Images, in February 2019 on her Instagram page. Intergral Images has stated that the basis for the claim is that Dua Lipa has profited from the photo as her Instagram page is also a marketing platform for her […]
Key differences between passing off & trade mark rights & the interrelation between the two
Posted: 15th May 2021
Passing off and trade mark(s) are both important to businesses. Passing off is a common law tort, which helps businesses protect goodwill that they have generated in their business and which is accrued to them, which is generally done by the provision of goods or services to consumers. Goodwill is said to be the attractive […]
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