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10 September 2026 A trend of removing vowels from words to create distinctive brands was no hindrance to a London online flower seller, which provided evidence to the UK’s IPEC that a rival had taken orders from confused customers. The ruling offers important lessons for brand owners on distinctiveness, online search confusion and the risks of riding on a competitor’s reputation.
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21 August 2026 Labour MP for Stockton North takes up a new role as Minister for Science, Innovation and Investment within Andy Burnham’s government.
20 August 2026 A confused parent spent $500 on tickets to a heavy metal concert believing they were for a KPop Demon Hunters live show, claims namesake metal band in lawsuit.
17 August 2026 A low-sugar ice cream brand’s rapid rise is derailed by a $23.8m damages verdict won by rival Van Leeuwen over its distinctive packaging.
14 August 2026 The London-based company, which has partnered with US e-bike company Bird, cannot protect its sign combining the word 'forest' and a depiction of a ‘tree with legs’ as it is “entirely descriptive and devoid of distinctive character”.
13 August 2026 As the Premier League season kicks off, football shirts enter peak counterfeit season. With licensed consumer product sales topping $338 billion in 2025, major brand owners face an increasingly sophisticated trade in fakes taking a toll on business performance.
12 August 2026 Ruling narrows Dutch company’s rights to marks, removing electronic goods from their scope and clearing a key obstacle to EasyGroup’s ‘easyTag.app’ application.
10 August 2026 McDonald’s relied on decades of reputation to take on an Irish fast-food chain rival, but a UK court has decided just how far its famous marks could reach.
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With China’s amended Trademark Law set to take effect on January 1, 2027, significant shifts are on the horizon for brand protection and enforcement, explains Jun LI of the CCPIT Patent and Trademark Law Office.
Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and the Philippines—which collectively form a key production and consumption hub—are competing with one another for high-value foreign direct investment. Kin Wah Chow of Rouse firm Suryomurcito & Co explains how.
Significant administrative backlogs at Angola’s Industrial Property Office have delayed trademark registrations, creating a challenge for brand owners to demonstrate ownership. Miguel Bibe of Inventa explores how to prove and enforce rights amid delays.
FIFA's corruption trials got all the press, but there's a quieter legal fight that never stops: protecting its brand. Craig Savitzky of Pirical collates data on some of the firms doing FIFA's intellectual property work.
With no football team to cheer on, China’s interest has turned to an ex-PE teacher now top referee dubbed the ‘Card Master’—but others are looking to cash in on his valuable brand.
Statutory periods for filing evidence must be adhered to and ‘negligent counsel’ defences will be rejected, according to a noteworthy judgment involving the tech giant’s ‘Tivoli’ mark, say C A Brijesh and Simranjot Kaur of Remfry & Sagar.
Ownership is central to the concept of IP, but what happens when the what, or even the who, is unknown? Ana Neves of Inventa explores.
Manual and partially automated systems across the continent are impacting the speed and reliability of trademark protection, but some jurisdictions are setting a precedent for a ‘paperless’ future, says Inês Sequeira of Inventa.
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