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13 April 2016
Fans of Oxford United Football Club could soon be buying Oxford United watches, toothpicks, pet blankets and more strangely lingerie after the club registered its name as a trademark.
[Read more...]08 April 2016
The UK Company Magmatic who designed Trunki ride-on suitcases for children has lost its battle in the Supreme Court in London, which dismissed its appeal over the design of Hong Kong rival company Kiddee.
[Read more...]22 March 2016
The Community Trade Mark (or the CTM as it is often referred to) has been around since the “Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market” (OHIM) was set up in 1996. After 20 years of us patiently explaining to people what the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market actually is, it has now changed its name.
[Read more...]17 February 2016
The creators of one of YouTube's biggest channels are currently engaged in an explosive internet 
controversy surrounding their usage of copyright and trademark law
The first week of February 2016 will always be remembered as one of the most controversial sequence of days in all of online video history. Why? YouTube creators Benny and Rafi Fine of the popular The Fine Bros. channel tried to introduce a new program called React World, which would allow other creators to license their own versions of the "react" video format popularized by The Fine Bros.
[Read more...]27 January 2016
If you are thinking about registering your design you might be interested to know that the UK Government has just opened a consultation on a proposal to significantly reduce the fees for registered design filings
[Read more...]07 December 2015
Take a look at these patent applications currently being reviewed, we just can't stop talking about them!
[Read more...]10 November 2015
A client asks: if a European patent is maintained after opposition, and that decision is subsequently appealed, what are the chances that the patent will be revoked on appeal?
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