Feb 06, 2023 Marks & Clerk featured in World IP Review's reaction to the UK's move to scrap radical AI mining proposals By M&C Newsroom The UK government has abandoned controversial plans to allow AI developers greater powers to mine text and data, following an outcry from...
Feb 06, 2023 One does not simply infringe Middle-earth Enterprises By Sarah Chittock It has been reported over the weekend that a Brighton refuse firm Lord of the Bins has received a cease and desist letter from lawyers of...
Feb 03, 2023 Marks & Clerk comments featured in Axios discussing Hermès International, et al v. Mason Rothschild By M&C Newsroom We were delighted to have been invited to contribute to this great piece in Axios that gives readers the lowdown on the hottest case (or...
Jan 31, 2023 Metabirkins NFT trade mark case starts By Kirsten Gilbert While it may feel like NFTs were so 2022, the trade mark infringement case brought by Hermes against Mason Rothschild over Rothschild's...
Jan 30, 2023 Stick or twist? By Claire Keating Tandem Diabetes Care, one of the market leaders in insulin pump technology, has acquired the developer of a so-called “patch” pump,...
Jan 27, 2023 Marks & Clerk AI insights featured in leading IP publication, World IP Review By M&C Newsroom As one of the leading IP firms helping protect AI, it was great to be asked for our take on the Stability AI v Getty Images case by World...
Jan 25, 2023 Watch out: clothing and watches held to be dissimilar by General Court By Sarah Chittock When getting dressed in the morning we all think about how we want to present ourselves. We consider whether our clothes and shoes (and...
Jan 24, 2023 What is the real purpose of a brand? By Esther Gottschalk I really enjoyed this article on why a brand is so much more than a commodity by Helen Edwards in Marketing Week and her formula for what...
Jan 19, 2023 Harry Styles takes legal action over counterfeit merchandise By Megan Rannard Harry Styles has filed a lawsuit in the Chicago Federal Court against various online marketplaces selling unofficial merchandise. The...
Jan 18, 2023 "Raise Your Arches" - genius. By Esther Gottschalk Another question trade mark attorneys get asked (a lot) - can I register my company slogan? For all the hundreds of difficult to register...
Jan 18, 2023 Getty Images taking UK action against Stability AI for copyright infringement in AI training By Sarah Chittock This is the first major IP dispute in the UK concerning AI that has been trained on unlicensed creative works, and it will be an...
Dec 23, 2022 M&C featured in the 2023 annuals from The Trademark Lawyer Magazine and the Patent Lawyer Magazine discussing diversity, equity and inclusion By M&C Newsroom At Marks & Clerk, we are committed to recruiting, retaining, developing and recognising a diverse workforce that reflects the diversity...