The Briefing: Trademark Basics - Protecting Names, Logos, and Brands in Entertainment
The Rise of OTAs in Defense Contracting: Opportunities, Risks, and What Contractors Need to Know
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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Cease and Desist Letters: Protecting Your Intellectual Property the Right Way
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A Counterintuitive Approach to Winning Without Litigation: One-on-One with Haley Morrison
SkadBytes Podcast | Tech’s Shifting Landscape: Five Trends Shaping the Conversation
Tips for Conducting a Trade Secret Assessment with Rob Jensen
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Essential Steps to Sell Your Business
Mickey Mouse: un ratón con abogado
(Podcast) The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
The Briefing: The Ninth Circuit Puts the Brakes on Eleanor’s Copyright Claim
Unexpected Paths to IP Law with Dan Young and Colin White
Why Can't I Clean the Graffiti Off My Walls? — No Infringement Intended Podcast
(Podcast) The Briefing: Trademark Smoked: The Fall of General Cigar’s COHIBA Registration
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The UK Supreme Court recently handed down judgement in the case of Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v. Dream Pairs Europe Inc. The decision has provided important clarity on the question of whether post-sale confusion is...more
The Court ruled that the post-sale context can be relevant when establishing similarity between trade marks....more
Everybody knows that trade marks are necessary to protect a brand’s logo and name, and a lot of people know that registered designs are a powerful tool in stopping counterfeit goods, but did you know these rights can also be...more
On 20 January 2025, the English Court of Appeal handed down its judgment in a highly anticipated appeal by Thatchers Cider Company, concluding that Aldi had infringed Thatchers’ registered trade mark under section 10(3) of...more
The UK Supreme Court has issued a landmark judgment dealing with specific bad faith considerations for trade marks....more
The UK Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in the long-running SkyKick v Sky trade mark battle. The court considered the key issue of ‘bad faith’ applied to the over-claiming practice and its implications for...more
The Court of Appeal has confirmed that the existence of a “crowded market” and any coexistence terms entered into by parties may be relevant factors in assessing likelihood of confusion. While the Lifestyle Equities v Royal...more
The UK Court of Appeal has for the first time chosen to diverge from a decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU"), making use of the powers given to it following the UK's exit from the European Union....more
The Court of Appeal has upheld findings that Tesco infringed Lidl’s trade mark for its LIDL logo, by using a similar logo in its Clubcard Prices promotion. The Court of Appeal also dismissed Tesco’s appeal against a finding...more
In a stark alert to providers of global e-commerce services, the UK's most senior court has upheld an earlier decision that Amazon "targeted" UK customers for sales of U.S. goods on its U.S. website, amounting to trademark...more
The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom has recently upheld a decision of the English Court of Appeal concerning the criteria for when a website will be considered to be targeting consumers in the United Kingdom ("UK"). The...more
Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 29 (26 January 2024) - When assessing the likelihood of confusion between two marks in a trade mark clearance or infringement context, the...more
Welcome to the summer issue of Katten KattWalk! We have an issue chock full of developments and pressing issues for fashion and brands. Associate Cynthia Martens starts with a look at “superfakes” and how the rise in...more
While both direct and indirect confusion occur in the real world, the use of this distinction in the legal test of a likelihood of confusion is unnecessary. Further, the requirement to explain a finding of indirect confusion...more
Both IP practitioners and fashion brands will be interested in the recent string of judgments in relation to the infringement of dresses designed and sold by House of CB and Mistress Rocks. Oh Polly brand was found to have...more
At the end of last year, following months of procedural silence (and public noise), Aldi filed a much-awaited Defence in the ongoing intellectual property dispute over Colin the Caterpillar. We take a look at how this dispute...more
The UK Court of Appeal has today given judgment in the long-running trade mark dispute between Sky and SkyKick, in one of the most important and keenly awaited trade mark decisions of the last few years. The Court of Appeal...more
The Katten Kattwalk discusses legal issues in the fashion industry affecting the trademarks, patents and copyrights associated with companies, brands and products. ...more
If the UK Parliament agrees by March 29 to the Withdrawal Agreement negotiated by the United Kingdom and the European Union last year as modified by the supplementary agreement of March 12 relating to the border between the...more
The Trade Mark Directive (EU 2015/2436) came into force in the UK on 14 January 2019, in the form of the Trade Mark Regulations 2018, bringing about a number of key changes to UK trade mark law. ...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - FDA Announces Modernization for Dairy Product Identities - Following his related statements at a conference, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb has...more
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published its response to its consultation on the implementation of the Trade Marks Directive 2015 (the “Directive”), which ran from the 19th of February to the 16th of April of...more
USDA Withdraws Organic Livestock and Poultry Rule - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has issued a final rule withdrawing the Organic Livestock and Poultry Practices Rule, leaving existing organic regulations in...more
NOSB Votes to Continue Allowing Hydroponics - The National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) has reportedly voted to continue allowing food grown in water-based nutrient solutions to be labeled “organic,” rejecting a...more
"Miracle Gel" Not a Salon Gel Manicure, Ad Board Says - In an appeal from a ruling by the National Advertising Division (NAD), the National Advertising Review Board (NARB) upheld a recommendation that Coty discontinue...more