Latest News & Features

Trademarks

Seasonal products and genuine trademark use in the EU

Companies with trademarks for limited-edition products must take special care in ensuring that they can maintain and demonstrate adequate use, says Joana Fialho Pinto of Inventa   7 October 2024

Trademarks

German court convicts three people of fraud over ‘misleading’ IP invoices

Decision sets ‘important legal precedent’, says EUIPO I Trio scammed IP system users out of €200,000 with letters resembling official fee invoices.   4 October 2024

Trademarks

From breaking barriers to sharing best practice: Themes from Marques

The 2024 Marques Annual Conference in Stockholm, Sweden, brought together more than 1,000 industry professionals and highlighted the expanding role of trademark experts. Marisa Woutersen reports.   4 October 2024

Trademarks

‘A stunning warning for corporates’: How the Spaniels effect cost MGA $71m

The LOL Surprise! dolls case will have rights owners longing for the days when the First Amendment offered a broad defence. Muireann Bolger finds out why playtime is over for product lookalikes.   4 October 2024

Careers

Simmons & Simmons adds ex-Hogan Lovells litigator

IP litigator with cross-border experience joins as a partner | Latest addition joins from Hogan Lovells, bringing expertise in sectors like technology, media, and life sciences.   3 October 2024

Trademarks

US court dismisses Kerrygold Irish butter claims

Irish butter maker claimed competitor’s packaging closely resembles its own, leading to consumer confusion | Court finds claims of trade dress infringement were without merit, siding with the US food manufacturer.   3 October 2024

Trade secrets

Insurance startup says AIG ‘throwing weight around’ with secrets lawsuit

Dellwood says AIG cannot pursue claims against company after individuals dropped from case I Underwriter provider accuses industry giant of trying to “crush a fledgling startup”.   3 October 2024

Careers

K&L Gates adds ex-Corr Cronin litigator in Seattle

Latest addition brings experience in high-stakes litigation and trade secrets | Litigator represents public and private companies in cases involving securities, blockchain, fintech, and cryptocurrencies.   3 October 2024

Patents

‘Paradise on Earth’: Hangzhou hosts AIPPI’s first China Congress

For the first time in its 127-year history, the AIPPI World Congress will be hosted in China. WIPR talks to the association’s Chinese Group leadership to find out more.   2 October 2024

Trademarks

‘It’s hard to find the perfect counsel’: H&M head of IP Björn Norberg

IP underpins the multinational fashion company’s business strategy, but finding lawyers to match its ambitions is a struggle, discovers Muireann Bolger.   2 October 2024

Not finding what you're looking for, please try resetting your applied search and filters,
or try the full site search.