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UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon
UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon
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Oct 13, 2025
3 min

UK comparable trade marks: grace period ends soon

As 2025 draws to a close, brand owners face an important deadline that could affect their UK trade mark rights. From 1 January 2026, it is no longer possible to rely on evidence of use in the EU to maintain the validity of UK comparable trade marks (often called “Brexit clones”). This marks the end of the grace period for use, originally set out in the UK/EU Withdrawal Agreement.

Chambers and Partners 2026
Chambers and Partners 2026
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Nov 1, 2025
3 min

Chambers and Partners 2026

We’re proud to announce that Potter Clarkson has once again been recognised in the Chambers UK Guide 2026.‍‍

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March 13, 2024
10 min

Agri-informatics: Protecting data science innovation in agriculture

From nets of environmental sensors and smart irrigation networks to AI-guided tractors and drone-mounted crop surveillance, there is something altogether digital going on down on the farm.

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March 12, 2024
4 min

What does the future hold for regenerative agriculture?

Agriculture is one of the earliest technological innovations in human history.

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March 11, 2024
9 min

Who owns AI-generated works?

Businesses are continuing to find new ways to take advantage of AI. Large language models such as ChatGPT can be used to edit marketing copy, write computer code, generate images, and automate workflows. The recent ruling of a US federal court that AI-generated art cannot be copyrighted was therefore met with quite substantial consternation. Innovators want to use AI, but they are worried about protecting their creations and works.

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March 11, 2024
12 min

The impact of REULA on copyright law: navigating the post-Brexit landscape

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REULA) came into force on 1 January 2024 and has some significant implications for IP law. Much IP law in the UK is derived from EU law - both implemented EU law and case law decided in view of EU law. REULA could impact all of the above.

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March 7, 2024

Is it becoming more relevant to avoid greenwashing?

So, is it becoming more relevant to avoid greenwashing? The short answer is “YES”!

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Article
March 7, 2024
10 min

Fashion: the IP edit

The primary competitive advantage for many businesses, including those in the fashion industry, is innovation. So where does intellectual property (IP) fit in? In this article we explore the various forms of IP relevant to the fashion industry and why this is important for brands.

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March 7, 2024
5 min

Fashionable patterns and IP

Some luxury fashion houses have their own signature patterns: The Burberry check, Louis Vuitton Damier Azur and Prada Symbole being the most famous examples. These are notably printed across luggage and accessories with the print as the main feature. On clothing, the pattern is usually applied more subtly, such as on the lining of a jacket, across the collar, or as even more discreet features, such as on the hem.

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March 7, 2024
5 min

How do you market the sweet taste of rum?

A decision on 7 March 2024 from Miljø - og Fødevareklagenævnet in Denmark has finally given us some long-desired guidance to the producers of sweet rum on how to market and label their products.

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March 1, 2024
6 min

Confidentiality as currency: Protecting and leveraging trade secrets in biotech

Anybody who has worked in a lab will know that getting a protocol to work isn’t as simple as just following the instructions printed in a journal. Even routine optimisation takes a lot of time, once you know the secret it’s easy to replicate, and protecting this knowledge can be very valuable to biotech companies.

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March 1, 2024
2 min

Potter Clarkson expands in Sweden with Gothenburg office

Potter Clarkson is expanding its presence in Sweden with a new office at GoCo Health Innovation City in Gothenburg.

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February 26, 2024
4 min

The gloves are on, and they’re getting safer! Some recent innovations in fighting glove technology

I’m a big fan of safety, but even I have to admit that there is something uniquely thrilling about sports dedicated to beating the snot out of one another. This provides quite an interesting and important question: how can you make something so inherently unsafe, safe? In this article, I will discuss some recent innovations in fighting glove technology.

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February 20, 2024
8 min

Will the UK’s Science and Technology Framework boost UK innovation?

In a press release earlier this month, the UK government unveiled several new announcements to drive innovation in science. This comes alongside a rallying call “to put science and technology at the very top of the UK’s priorities”.

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February 19, 2024
6 min

Embracing sustainable fashion through upcycling and navigating the legal landscape

In this four-part Sustainability Series, we explore what the EU and fashion brands are doing to address sustainability, including through strategies and utilising innovative fabrics and manufacturing processes.

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February 16, 2024
4 min

Healthwashing: The Danish Food and Drug Administration investigates health claims on nutritional supplements

In the most recent public crackdown on ‘healthwashing’ The Danish Food and Drug Administration has announced they are about to actively investigate certain companies’ claims that their nutritional supplements can cure diseases, relieve pain, or deliver any other health benefit.

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February 16, 2024
1 min

Potter Clarkson nominated for 11 Managing IP Awards 2024

Delighted to share Potter Clarkson's multiple nominations at the Managing IP Awards 2024!

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February 12, 2024
5 min

Sustainable fashion tech and innovative processes

With the industry responsible for producing 92 million tonnes of textile waste every year and contributing to nearly 10% of global carbon emissions1, it is no surprise that the EU has introduced proposals requiring fashion brands to take responsibility for the production process.

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