by Heather Donald | Mar 12, 2025 | Updates
Background In 2014 the European Commission conducted an evalution on the functioning of design protection in the EU. Whilst overall it found the legislation to be fit for purpose it did identify some short comings: the design protection framework was not adapted to...
by Heather Donald | Aug 14, 2024 | Updates
Intellectual Property is a very important aspect of the Games. In addition to the traditional logos and emblems which have been protected for a number of years, each Olympics sees the introduction of new marks and symbols.For this year in Paris their marks include the...
by Heather Donald | May 31, 2024 | Updates
As of 3 August 2024 it will be possible to designate Qatar in an International trade mark application using the Madrid Protocol. They have joined Bahrain, Oman and the United Arab Emirates in embracing the Madrid System for the International registation of trade...
by Heather Donald | May 3, 2024 | Case Law
Background The claimant is Lidl, the well known German discount supermarket who entered the UK market in 1994.The defendant is Tesco who are the largest supermarket chain in the UK.Lidl use yellow circle logos as set out below: The case centres around Tesco’s use...
