27 Jun 2022 How the ASA is using AI to be more proactive in identifying misleading advertisements By Mike Shaw The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has recently published its annual report, which highlights (amongst other things) their...
22 Jun 2022 Stella McCartney to launch first Frayme handbag using mycelium By Samantha Collins After four years of development and around eight iterations, Stella McCartney is about to launch an initial small run of 100 Frayme...
21 Jun 2022 And we're off (again) at the UKIPO By Aimee Cawley It is fantastic news for both practitioners and applicants alike that the backlog in examination at the UK Intellectual Property Office...
17 Jun 2022 Santander to sponsor League of Legends eSports By Erik Rõuk The recent announcement of Santander’s commitment to one of the world’s biggest eSports leagues is further recognition that eSports are...
17 Jun 2022 Why trade marks are so important to translation of video games to film and TV By Mike Shaw It's great to see that there is still appetite for well-known video games to be translated into films and TV programmes, with The Last Of...
16 Jun 2022 Flyfishing By Robert Carpmael Fly fishing is another of my passions, but over the years it had become only a very occasional treat. This year I decided to revitalise...
30 May 2022 Tractors: big, bigger, biggest (Or small, smaller, smallest?) By Robert Carpmael Developments to agricultural machinery span the millennia, from the first tools of man to the beasts of modern farm equipment. And quite...
16 May 2022 Renault cuts its losses in Russia By Ed Round Many international businesses have pulled out of Russia in the last few months since the invasion of Ukraine began. Withdrawal has been...
06 May 2022 IP Key Latin America project By Marcela Carvalho Did you know that Intellectual Property plays a key role in economy growth and job creation? Last week marked the launch of the second...
06 May 2022 Marks & Clerk comments on Waitrose and Asda 'Essential' dispute in The Grocer. By M&C Newsroom Jason Chester, a trade mark attorney in our Food & Drink team, commented for The Grocer on the news that Waitrose has decided not to...
04 May 2022 Metaproperty and trade marks classification: all NFTs are not the same By Alison Melling As my colleague Simon Portman explains, the UK's High Court has held that NFTs are items of property, which is particularly important in...
03 May 2022 Thieves beware! NFTs aren't just metaproperty By Simon Portman NFTs have been going for a lot of money, but their meteoric rise in value and popularity has been matched by their increasing...