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IP weekly highlights—17 April 2025

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Published on: 17 April 2025

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Table of contents

Trade marks/passing off
Is intoxication a relevant characteristic of the average consumer in trade mark claims? (Morley’s v Nanthakumar)
EUIPO must not ignore UK TMs from pre-Brexit, adviser says
General IP
IPO announces major changes to trade mark and design services in transformation programme
Court of Appeal rules that claim can be transferred to small claims track (Makeality Ltd v City Doggo Ltd)
Daily and weekly news alerts
New and updated content
Updated Practice Notes
Dates for your diary

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Article summary

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 highlights focus on the key rights of copyright and associated rights, database rights, trade marks and passing off, designs, and patents, as well as covering issues relating to confidential information, know-how R&D and IP disputes all mainly from a UK and European perspective.

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