14 Jan, 2025 Trade mark fight gets "UGG"ly By Megan Rannard Did you know there are multiple “UGG” shoe brands? No, neither did I, until I saw a video posted yesterday by the Australian company, Ugg...
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13 Jan, 2025 What happens when a well-known brand is unintentionally embedded in a coined word? By Josie Guo Apple Inc. v Penta Security Systems Inc [2024] SGIPOS 10. What happens when a common English word, which also serves as a well-known...
09 Jan, 2025 Can English sparkling wine outsparkle Champagne? By Matthew Parr The rise of English sparkling wine could challenge the near-sacrosanct dominance of Champagne and its intellectual property protections....
09 Jan, 2025 Legal challenges mount over Tiger Woods' brand, Sun Day Red By Megan Rannard It has emerged that Puma has filed an opposition against Tiger Woods' US trade mark application for the Sun Day Red tiger logo, making...
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...