Legal Updates
‘Watershed moment’ for lookalike products as Aldi shot down at appeals court in trademark tussle with Thatchers
West Country firm Stephens Scown scores notable win for independent brewery as discount supermarket found to have taken unfair advantage of Thatchers' trademark
Cleary, Freshfields secure major wins for Amazon and Apple as CAT strikes down class action
First outright rejection of certification effectively tightens UK’s class action regime putting spotlight on independence of class representatives
Protecting luxury designs: originality and craftsmanship in UK and EU copyright law
Freeths’ IP experts Martin Noble and Eleanor Bradberry break down recent decisions in the THJ Systems and WaterRower cases
Amicorp to ‘vigorously defend’ $1bn fraud claim by Malaysian sovereign wealth fund 1MDB
Hong Kong-headquartered corporate services group responds to claim filed in BVI
Wage and hour cases are always in fashion
Misclassification lawsuits continue to be trendy in the fashion industry; Morrison Cohen lawyers Keith Markel, Alana Mildner Smolow and Kayla West discuss ways for retail employers to ensure compliance with ever-changing US overtime laws
2024 year in review: IP cases in Europe
From video games to VWs, Linklaters’ IP lawyers Pauline Debré, Bolko Ehlgen, Kathy Berry and Laetitia Nicolazzi look back at this year’s key IP cases across Europe and identify what to watch out for in 2025
‘Bitter pill to swallow’ for claimants as BT defeats landmark £1.3bn class action
Simmons scores victory for client in first opt out trial before Competition Appeal Tribunal
Sanctions and governing law in arbitration agreements: Enka revisited
UK Supreme Court’s willingness to grant an anti-suit injunction even when a foreign seat is selected shows court’s dedication to enforcing arbitration agreements, write Signature Litigation partners Ioannis Alexopoulos and Neil Newing
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
New SEP Resource Hub – UK unleashes its innovative potential
The UK IPO is trying to make it easier for businesses to understand issues around standard essential patents and ensure fairness for all stakeholders, write Finnegan lawyers Yelena Morozova, Sarah Rodriguez and Nessa Khandaker
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?
Protecting the precious: 10 tips to protect your brand from fakes
From understanding your sales channels to setting up monitoring services, Freeths experts Simon Barker and Fiona Lawson offer practical brand protection advice to keep your key assets away from fakers
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative law guide to Anti-counterfeiting
Second edition, edited by Lorne Lipkus, provides commentary on protecting brands against counterfeiting and the grey market
‘Technology is reshaping fashion’: Hugo Boss fights off BOSSPOWERL trademark at EUIPO
German fashion house accused Chinese tech outfit of “free riding” on its reputation
Disruption and the digital age: key business and legal challenges impacting the entertainment and media industry – part two
In the second of a two-part series, members of Van Bael & Bellis’s digital counselling practice examine some of the key issues impacting the entertainment and media industry – this time with a focus on gaming – and consider what businesses can do to navigate these challenges
Procedural insights from the latest twist in the CRISPR patent saga
The long-running IP dispute related to the Nobel Prize-winning gene editing technology CRISPR rumbles on and now extends beyond ownership, write HSF lawyers Emily Bottle and Dylan Churchill
CRM – has the time come to invest?
The next generation of CRM systems can give firms much greater insights into their client relationships and opportunities, writes 3Kites consultant Michele Asbury
The Global Legal Post launches international comparative law guide to Artificial Intelligence
Second edition, edited by Osborne Clarke’s John Buyers, provides detailed commentary on EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act
European patent law trends in the life sciences
Decisions from the European Patent Office and more recently the Unitary Patent Court continue to develop patent law affecting the life sciences in Europe, writes Mewburn Ellis patent lawyer Nick Sutcliffe
Understanding changes to shareholder protections in Mauritius for global business companies
In the second article in a series, Juristconsult Chambers’ Nicolas Richard and Yumna Sayed-Hossen discuss recent amendments to shareholder rights impacting foreign investors
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