Andy Holt
Associate, UK
Insights
Retail and Consumer
Supermarket clash underscores need for clarity from UK Supreme Court on trade mark bad faith
Bad faith claim succeeded in ongoing dispute but trade mark and copyright infringement and passing off still found
16/06/2023
Read time
5m
Life Sciences and Healthcare
Use of trade mark for food supplements does not amount to genuine use for pharma products
Food supplements are not considered as a sub-set of pharmaceutical products in class 5 for proving genuine trade mark use
15/06/2023
Read time
3m
Tech, Media and Comms
UKIPO guidance: trade mark protection for NFTs and virtual goods and services
Clarity given on classification of NFTs and virtual goods and services, including those provided in the metaverse
14/04/2023
Read time
3m
Intellectual property
Standing out from the crowd: EUIPO rules that the shape of Dior's Saddle bag lacks distinctiveness
EUIPO Board of Appeal decision has underscored the difficulties with registering 3D marks consisting of the appearance of a luxury...
13/03/2023
Read time
3m
Intellectual property
UK High Court provides clarity on registration of colour trade marks
Cadbury allowed to register purple colour trade mark defined by Pantone number alone, vague descriptions warned against
04/11/2022
Read time
3m
