The Update with AI – EU Published Regs
We are taking progressive steps with artificial intelligence (AI) and the EU Commission (EUC) have recently published their proposals over AI. We have summarised some of the key takeaways by…
Battle of the Crypto Trade Mark
Wirex, one of the world’s leading cryptocurrency payment platforms, has been successful in its High Court trade mark infringement claim against Cryptocarbon Group and Bee-One UK Ltd, in respect of…
ANNOUNCED – DECISION OF UK ADEQUACY
On 19 February 2021, the European Commission has announced a draft adequacy decision in respect of the UK. The Commission concluded that the UK ensures a similar level of protection…
The Correct Address? – Brexit Piece
With Brexit fast approaching, it is definitely a good time to make sure you are up to date with the rules and regulations regarding your IP. It is paramount for…
Pre-Apply Trade Mark Search
It’s exciting time for the UKIPO with sharing this tool which they believe would see vast improvements to the quality of trade mark applications.
What a Messi Battle
After a long nine-year battle superstar football ace, Lionel Messi can register his name as a trade mark.
Returning to the workplace – Some Key steps to consider (GDPR)
Business are beginning to reopen and it is worth looking at the ICO steps for organisations when considering the use of personal information.
Case Study: Trade Mark Specs and Bad Faith
I wanted to review the case of Sky Plc & Ors v SkyKick UK Ltd & Anr and considering the findings of the case. From this case is an EU…
Covid and Cybercrime
The effect of Covid-19 and Government Lockdown has asserted business to make employees work from home, many of whom will not have done so regularly before. This may make many…
Data Breach and Vicarious Liability
In a landmark case, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that supermarket chain Morrisons is not vicariously liable for a deliberate data breach committed by a former rogue employee, who…
Child Data Privacy Code
The ICO have published the final version of its Age Appropriate Design Code (“the code”), which sets out the standards that online services need to meet in order to protect…
Brexit and GDPR
After January 31, 2020 the UK ceased to be a Member State of the European Union and, under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement agreed between the UK and the…
Big blow or lucky escape?
An investigation led by the ICO found that an attacker installed malware on 5,390 tills at Currys, PC World and Dixons Travel stores between July 2017 and April 2018, collecting…
TuneIn thoroughly WARNERED!
As you may know, Warner Music and Sony Music had jointly brought a claim against TuneIn for copyright infringement. TuneIn is a service that enables consumers to access more than…
Conor’s Fightback!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s been a while since Conor’s been in the IP limelight, especially when it comes to registering trade marks. However, following on from a few months back discussing McGregor’s…
Beyoncé ‘Blue Ivy’ Battle
The name of the star’s 7-year-old daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, is at the centre of an ongoing trade mark battle. In January 2016, Beyoncé filed an application to register a…
Data breach fines but what about reputation?
With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) being in force for over a year now, having brought confusion and fuss to businesses which the threat of fines running into the…
Brexit breakdown of your IP rights!
So it’s been over 3 years now since the June 2016 Brexit vote. It is still unclear what’s going to happen although there’s no doubt that everyone is pretty sick…
Not Okurrr!
Following on from our previous blog about Cardi B’s trade mark registration of “okurrr,” we now have the results and it’s not good for Cardi. The application to trade mark…
Wakanda’s Woes with copyright!
Black Panther is a blockbuster Marvel movie produced in 2018. The superhero movie was based on a fictional African country Wakanda, a hidden technologically advanced country. Black Panther became the…
Nike’s proactive approach to IP brings claims against OneMix
We all know so many brand names and businesses that have become household names for us. I think we can all agree that Nike is one of those household brand…
AI – Round 2!!
Following on from the hot topic of AI and ownership in my last blog, here we look at Warner Music (Warner) who recently signed a bundle of code generated by…
Man vs Machine – the battle for originality
Now we all know there have been big leaps in technology throughout the last 10 years. We are stepping into the realms of artificial intelligence (AI). However, a question that…
Let’s Keep Watching….
We all know technology is constantly changing and evolving at a rapid speed. Currently, the latest craze is smartwatches (not sure for how long though!). There are a number of…
