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The City of London Police has announced that Rehan Ahmed was sentenced to three years and six months’ imprisonment on 18 September 2026 after...
Law360, London: Shein can revive its case that Temu infringed its copyright for several product images, after a judge ruled on 21 September 2026, the...
Law360, London: The Unified Patent Court (UPC) Court of Appeal held that the UPC has competence to hear an action for a declaration of...
This week's edition of IP weekly highlights includes a hand-picked summary of news analysis, updates and new content from the world of IP. These...
Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from...
Trade mark infringementRights conferred by a trade mark registrationThe registration of a trade mark gives the owner the exclusive right to prevent...
Copyright—authorship and ownershipThe Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 (CDPA 1988) defines the author of a work as the person who created it....
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of...
Passing off—goodwill, misrepresentation and damageWhat is passing off?Passing off is a common law tort which protects rights that are not capable of registration or are difficult to register as trade marks (eg colours, get-up and packaging), or rights that had not been registered formally, but have
Introduction to passing offUnlike many other countries, the UK has no unfair competition law. Brand owners seeking to prevent competitors from marketing ‘copycat’ products or using misleading advertising have to rely on a combination of different IP rights. These rights include the common law right
The Company Names TribunalEstablishment and function of the Company Names TribunalThe Company Names Tribunal (the Tribunal) was established pursuant to the Companies Act 2006 (CA 2006).Under CA 2006, s 69 an applicant to the Tribunal may object to a company's registered name on the basis that it is
Priority between loss reliefs in loss making companiesWhy does it matter?A company that is a member of a group and has incurred any of the types of losses available for surrender by way of group relief may, without any further rules, have more than one way in which to use the loss. There are a
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