Nine Potter Clarkson attorneys listed in Who’s Who Legal: IP 2023
Potter Clarkson is delighted to announce that eight attorneys have been nominated as some of the world's leading patent and trade mark practitioners in this year's edition of WWL: IP.
IP primer for scientist-founders
Sara Holland shares what she's learned by working with a growing number of scientist-founders.
X (trade) marks the spot
You will have done well to miss the news that Twitter has shed its old skin and emerged from the social media cocoon with a new identity as "X".
Can we fix it? Copyright fixation in Wright v BTC Core
This is one of the rare cases about the requirement of copyright fixation, which demonstrates how the English courts apply the existing, 35-year-old, copyright law to new technologies.
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What’s brewing in the field of fermentation?
As you’re participating in the Food & Bio Summit, you will have a serious interest in the biotechnical aspects of the food and drink industry. Moreover, you will have a serious interest in the different ways we can transform our current food systems to create more sustainable ecosystems and the part both business and science will need to play in this transformation.
How do certain brands get away with lookalike products?
In a recent decision from the EUIPO Board of Appeal, it was found that the there was a confusing similarity between the JÄGERMEISTER and ST. JOSEPH trade marks despite their aurally dissimilar word elements and conceptually dissimilar figurative elements. This has again opened up an age old debate, how do certain brands get away with lookalike products?
Don’t risk losing your cloned UK trade marks
Have you checked to make sure you have a UK representative appointed for your UK cloned trade mark registrations?
X (trade) marks the spot
You will have done well to miss the news that Twitter has shed its old skin and emerged from the social media cocoon with a new identity as "X".
Taco John's abandons 'Taco Tuesday' trade mark in Taco Bell dispute
Taco John's have abandoned their effort to trade mark the phrase 'Taco Tuesday' ending their highly publicised trade mark dispute with Taco Bell.
Managing IP IP STARS 2023
Potter Clarkson has achieved remarkable recognition in Managing IP's IP STARS 2023. As a trusted resource for individuals and companies worldwide, IP STARS highlights top intellectual property firms and practitioners.
“Every Lidl Helps” Tesco fail to convince judge that damages are a sufficient remedy
There has been a third strike against Tesco in their long running saga with Lidl as Mrs Justice Smith has given another decision.
General Court rejects Emmentaler cheese trade mark in the EU
On the 24th May the General Court decided that Emmentaler cheese cannot be trademarked in the European Union. The decision appears to have hinged on the German public’s view that Emmentaler is a type of cheese, not a geographic origin.
US supreme court sides with Jack Daniel’s in fight against the ‘Bad Spaniels’ dog toy
Yesterday a US Supreme Court panel unanimously decided to support Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whiskey’s opposition to VIP Products’ ‘Bad Spaniels’ dog toy. They felt the product was an obvious parody of their brand.
What are the trends shaping the alcoholic beverage market?
How are the manufacturers of alcoholic beverages melding to meet their consumers’ changing tastes? Here are some of the key trends we have seen from the work we are doing with brands all over the world.
Are the new .zip and .mov gTLD extensions an opportunity or a threat?
In March Google announced that May 2023 would see the launch of eight new top-level domains, .Foo, .Zip, .Mov, .Nexus, .Dad, .Phd, .Prof and .Esq.