News About Bird & Bird
Blow for Getty Images after UK judge removes class representative in copyright dispute with Stability AI
Case highlights challenges of bringing infringement claims against AI platforms, currently the subject of a government consultation exercise
Shock Supreme Court trademark ruling finds Sky acted in bad faith in SkyKick dispute
‘Wide ramifications for brand owners’ as broad trademark specifications now more open to attack
Retail reality check: the neurodivergent customer experience
Reimaging retail for neurodiverse shoppers is catching on, writes Bird & Bird’s Nicola Conway. Will luxury learn these lessons?
Celltrion avoids injunction at UPC in row over asthma drug
Novartis and Genentech had accused Korean rival of “imminent infringement” through marketing of biosimilar
Bird & Bird hits double-digit revenue growth again as profit and PEP move higher
Turnover rose 10.2% to €632m, marginally lower than the 10.8% increase achieved in FY23
Bird & Bird adds seven-lawyer finance team in Italy from Hogan Lovells
Hire follows Hogan Lovells hiring 23-lawyer finance and M&A team in Italy from Orrick
Unified Patent court invalidates Dexcom diabetes patent
Glucose monitoring patent revoked across 17 UPC member states in ongoing dispute with rival Abbott
Raft of City firms up NQ salaries amid ongoing pay war
HSF, DLA Piper and HFW among firms to boost pay as Paul Weiss introduces new UK training contract that dishes out market-topping £180k to its NQs
Too young for luxurious beauty?
Swedish companies are imposing age restrictions on their beauty products. Bird & Bird lawyers Caroline Grotenfelt, Julia Jansson and Beatrice Rälg ask if more countries will follow suit?
Bird & Bird’s former London arbitration head launches own practice
Nick Peacock ‘excited to be truly independent and conflict-free for first time’
Bird & Bird adds Ashurst corporate partner for Tokyo launch
Office to handle outbound work for Japanese clients as UK firm aims to reach €1bn revenue in five years
Tesco set for costly Clubcard logo rebrand after losing trademark dispute with Lidl
IP lawyers highlight potential new blueprint for challenging lookalike brands
High Court allows Getty Images’ IP dispute with Stability AI to go to trial
Judge refuses to dismiss photo agency’s claims AI start-up used its stock to unlawfully train image generator
Faster payments ahead for luxury brands
The UK government’s plan to curb the late payment culture is a boon to small and medium-sized luxury brands, writes Bird & Bird’s Victoria Hobbs
Addleshaw Goddard and Bird & Bird post double-digit revenue growth
Profit at AG rises 18% in FY23 to £184m as Bird & Bird’s grows 8.4%
Supermarket sweep for Lidl as it wins battle with Tesco over their logos
Budget chain secures comprehensive victory against rival in clash over yellow circle and blue background logos
The growing market for immersive luxury goods in the metaverse
Luxury goods are ideal test lenses for the new world of digital experiences, write Bird & Bird’s Niels Lutzhöft & Simon Hembt
Call for entries: Luxury Law Awards 2023
Ceremony will take place during Luxury Law Summit at London’s British Museum
EU VAT in the digital age
A wave of major tax and legal implications are coming for luxury businesses operating in the European Union, writes Andy van Esdonk
Who won Luxury Law Awards – and why
The top brands, law firms, legal teams and individuals honoured at Luxury Law Summit Europe