Habitat is a furniture and home furnishings company. It sells goods online and in stores across the EU. Habitat had an EU trade mark registration for a figurative mark containing “Habitat” for various goods in various classes and for services in class 35 such as retailing in shops of furniture and decorative articles, business services, advertisement services, franchising, and decoration of shop windows ..read more

Whilst succeeding in its appeal against copyright infringement, Tesco has failed to overturn first instance findings of trade mark infringement and passing off. Lidl’s appeal against the invalidity of its wordless logo marks was also dismissed ..read more

In a recent decision from the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO), Big Drop Brewing Company Limited opposed the trade mark application for DRY JANUARY by applicant Alcohol Research ..read more

In 1988 the hip hop group N.W.A. released the album Straight outta Compton. In 2015 a documentary of the same name was released, propelling the album back into the charts. BIW Invest AG is owner of EU word and figurative/word marks for “COMPTON”, registered in 2015/2016 in classes 25 (and 18 ..read more

The UPC opened its doors on 01 June 2023, amidst a palpable buzz of excitement and uncertainty. Some thirty-plus years in the making, the new court undoubtedly represents a modern landmark for stakeholders and users of the European patent system. But, one year on, has the UPC delivered on its stated aim to provide a “uniform, specialised, and efficient framework for patent litigation at a European level ..read more

European Patent Attorney's Catherine Keetch and Sophie Slater will be attending the 2024 IPO European Committee Conference which focuses on IP in Europe and "taking stock of the major issues for IP owners ..read more

Ben Hunter will be attending the 3rd annual Commercialising Quantum Global, which takes place at Convene 22 Bishopsgate, London UK, June 2024. Over 120 speakers will take the stage to discuss and explore the promise, peril, applications, limitations, hype and reality of quantum technology ..read more

Joseph Flood will be attending ChemEngDayUK24, hosted by Imperial College London's Department of Chemical Engineering. The event will address the future research and educational contributions of chemical engineers ..read more

To celebrate our 100th patent newsletter we’ve compiled a condensed overview of the eighteen years’ worth of case law and commentary since our first October 2007 publication ..read more

Two orders from the UPC Courts of First Instance suggest claimants will not be able to cause trouble for SMEs by suing in a language other than that in which the patent was granted ..read more