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
New developments in Europe make a filing strategy for registered designs and trade marks even more essential for the modern consumer business. Read on to find out more....more
We are hot off of the green grass and preppiness that is Wimbledon. We are all burning for Paris right now with the Olympics. And who doesn’t dream of August in Croatia or Greece? European Vacation – yes, please....more
In the UK, the direction of travel is to make businesses fully account for the costs of recycling packaging and set the fees payable by those businesses in a way that encourages reduction and/or recycling of packaging waste....more
On 15 December 2020, the French administrative court specified who bears the responsibility to prove that two plant protection products are deemed identical, even in their packaging boxes, in the context of submitting an...more
ASA Upholds Complaint Against BrewDog Ad - The U.K. Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against BrewDog Beer for a print ad and an outdoor poster ad that displayed “F–k You CO2. Brewdog Beer Is Now...more
A non-governmental organisation (NGO) has been granted disclosure of evidence relied upon by litigants in concluded judicial review proceedings concerning tobacco packaging (JR). The NGO was not party to the JR. Much of the...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - Senate Bill to Investigate PFAS Introduced - Sens. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Gary Peters (D-Mich.) have introduced legislation that would providing...more
The use of beauty products is “an understudied source of environmental chemical exposures” with a disparate effect on women of color, George Washington University and Occidental College researchers argue. Ami R. Zota, et al.,...more