Keurboom: A Record Fine For Marketing Firm
Keurboom: A Record Fine For Marketing Firm Data Protection and Privacy Regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has issued the largest ever fine to [...]
Should You Name Your Fashion Brand After Yourself?
Should You Name Your Fashion Brand After Yourself? The story of Frances Valentine, which started with a little venture called Kate Spade New York, [...]
New Data Protection Regulation: Are You Ready?
New Data Protection Regulation: Are You Ready? The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) recently published the results of its Local Government Information Survey, together with recommendations [...]
Design right all locked up
Design right all locked up The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) recently considered the various principles that apply when assessing infringement of UK unregistered design [...]
What is a patent and how to patent your idea
What is a patent and how to patent your idea If you want a legal monopoly over an innovation there is no better way [...]
A dog’s breakfast: use of ZUMA for dog food infringes famous restaurant’s trademark
A dog's breakfast: use of ZUMA for dog food infringes famous restaurant's trademark The owners of Michelin-starred Japanese restaurant, Zuma, have won a court [...]
Bad Vibes: sex toy maker breaches data privacy laws
Bad Vibes: sex toy maker breaches data privacy laws A $3.5m fine has been handed down to Canadian parent company, Standard Innovation, for secretly gathering personal [...]
‘Tartan Army’ case illustrates popular names can be protected as trademarks
‘Tartan Army’ case illustrates popular names can be protected as trademarks A recent ruling by the Court of Session in Edinburgh confirms that well-known [...]
