20 Dec, 2024 M&C in the news: UK Eases Trademark Rules To Allow Partial Int'l Replacements By M&C Newsroom Earlier this week, we were pleased to be invited to contribute to a recent Law360 article discussing recent changes to trade mark rules. ...
09 Dec, 2024 Spilt Milk: Lessons from Oatly’s Battle Over Dairy Word By Matthew Parr The recent UK Court of Appeal ruling in the case of Oatly v Dairy UK offers a significant lesson for business owners about the power of...
05 Dec, 2024 Death of virtual sneakers: Nike pulls the plug on RTFKT By Noelle Pearson Nike has officially pulled the plug on RTFKT, its brand behind NFT sneakers and digital avatars - basically virtual flexes for the online...
04 Dec, 2024 The business of selling domain names By Ella Newell Domain names are really important branding tools. They enable businesses to direct consumers to their products and services and as a...
04 Dec, 2024 Profitable Paddington attracts counterfeiters By Megan Rannard The third installment in the Paddington Bear movie franchise ("Paddington in Peru") opened in cinemas last month to a record-breaking...
28 Nov, 2024 More than an angel's share of innovation helps Scotch whisky's drive towards sustainability By David Murray This evening, members of the Scotch Whisky industry will congregate in Glasgow for the annual Scottish Whisky Awards. In addition to...
28 Nov, 2024 Whisky business at The Scottish Whisky Awards By Noelle Pearson The Scottish whisky scene is evolving rapidly - new distilleries are emerging at a remarkable pace, and balancing tradition with...
28 Nov, 2024 Warning issued regarding unauthorised use of Labubu's intellectual property By Josie Guo Pop Mart, the company behind the much-loved Labubu character, has issued a warning regarding the unauthorised use of its intellectual...
28 Nov, 2024 "Manifest" named Word of the Year By Marcela Carvalho The widespread use of “manifest” on the internet has secured it the title of Word of the Year by the Cambridge Dictionary. I am...
26 Nov, 2024 Spinning Around the trade mark carousel: Kylie Minogue v Aldi? By Matthew Parr It seems Aldi has yet again found itself dancing in the legal spotlight, and this time it’s Kylie Minogue’s sparkling rosé that seems to...
19 Nov, 2024 L’Oréal and The Louvre launch beauty-inspired art exhibition By Julie Canet Translated as ‘Of All Beauties’, the name of the exhibition ‘De Toutes Beautés’ is a play on words between the expression “de toute...
15 Nov, 2024 Piece By Piece: The Story of Pharrell, in LEGO Form By Sarah Chittock Piece By Piece is a multi-hyphenate film (comedy-biography-documentary-animation-LEGO wonderland…) masterminded by the multi-hyphenate...