23 Jul, 2024 Tackling beauty lookalikes By Julie Canet Our friends at SnapDragon Monitoring recently wrote about the impact of counterfeiting and lookalikes on beauty brands. I find the issue...
22 Jul, 2024 KO blow to Logan Paul and KSI's energy drink from US Olympic and Paralympic Committee By Amy Dunn On 19 July, the US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) filed a trade mark infringement lawsuit against Logan Paul and KSI's company,...
22 Jul, 2024 The rise of bold disruptor and challenger brands By Ella Newell In the world of food and drink, it is becoming increasingly noticed that new disruptor and challenger brands are taking the market by...
17 Jul, 2024 Pilot project relaxes Olympic Games' rule for participating brands By Megan Rannard Amy Dunn Rule 40 of the Olympic Charter sets out how athletes (and brands, both official Olympic partners and non-partners) can commercialise...
17 Jul, 2024 What Kate Wore By Esther Gottschalk There is always a lot of coverage given to the clothes and accessories wore by the Royals, with dresses selling out immediately and an...
15 Jul, 2024 Crackdown on counterfeits ahead of Paris Olympics By Megan Rannard Ahead of the start of the Olympics on 26 July, I've noticed an increase in media reports regarding the French authorities' intensified...
08 Jul, 2024 Ferrari destroys over 400,000 counterfeit items (including three fake cars) By Megan Rannard Ferrari has confirmed via a post on X that they destroyed over 400,000 counterfeit items in 2023. This includes 3 cars and over 100,000...
05 Jul, 2024 No Royal privilege for trade marks By Esther Gottschalk I've noticed there's always media interest when trade marks are connected with famous people - particularly the Royals. I didn't know...
03 Jul, 2024 Fake news! Trump sneaker company sues over counterfeits By Megan Rannard Fake news (or should I say “fake shoes”…) - 45Footwear LLC, the manufacturer of President Trump's limited edition high top sneakers, has...
01 Jul, 2024 EUIPO guide to anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy technologies will help business of all sizes By Megan Rannard The EUIPO has released an Anti-Counterfeiting and Anti-Piracy Technology Guide (ACAPT) aimed at helping businesses of all sizes to...
28 Jun, 2024 CHANEL vs. Simb DOO: A High-Five for Trade Mark Evidence By Robecca Davey I was reading an article published on The Fashion Law this morning about a recent decision in an EU trade mark opposition between CHANEL...
28 Jun, 2024 M&C in the news: Brand reputation in the age of finfluencers and navigating FCA regulations By M&C Newsroom Finfluencers remain a hot topic… In an article addressing issues related to the increasing presence of influencers in the financial...