The High Court has recently decided that the relevant date for the assessment of absolute grounds of a UK trade mark application based on a pending EU trade mark application (as per the effects of Article 59 of the Withdrawal Agreement) is the EU fil
It’s now almost five years since the end of the transition period following the UK’s departure from the EU.
The Supreme Court has refused Aldi leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s judgment which held that Aldi’s design on their ‘Taurus Cloudy Cider’ had taken unfair advantage of the repute of Thatchers’ registered trade mark.
The UKIPO recently published a Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25) which provides guidance on how the Supreme Court’s Judgment in Sky v SkyKick will impact UKIPO examination practice.
A judgement in the Abbott v Sinocare [2025] EWHC 206 (Ch) case was handed down by the UK High Court earlier this year. The case dealt with issues around the validity of a 3D shape mark for a glucose monitoring system, and its possible infringement.
Last November, the Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the SkyKick v Sky case, upholding the High Court’s findings of partial invalidity of Sky’s trade marks and overturning the decision of the Court of Appeal.
With the New Year around the corner, those in the intellectual property field might be keeping a closer eye on the news than others as 1 January marks Public Domain Day.
The Court of Appeal has dismissed Tesco’s appeal against the findings of trademark infringement and passing off.