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World of IP Round Up: November 2018 | Copyright: the Internet and… Cheese(?)
From the mounting backlash against the EU’s sweeping plan for enforcing copyright on the internet, to whether it subsists in the taste of cheese – November was a month like no other in the world of IP.
Highly Reputable Trade Marks: Puma SE v EUIPO, A Case Study
Reputation and Character in EU Trade Mark Oppositions: Case T-62/16 Puma SE v EUIPO EU:T:2018:604 at The General Court Background – EUIPO Proceedings On 27 November 2012, the South Korean company Doosan tried to register...
5 Tips to Avoid Online Counterfeiting on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
’tis the season Whilst some people may still be in denial that Christmas is just over 4 weeks away, many consumers are looking to get their ducks in a row ahead of the festival...
#IPInclusiveWeek: The Colourful Future of IP Law
This week marks #IPinclusiveweek (www.ipinclusive.org.uk/ip-inclusive-week) and all IP professionals are encouraged improve diversity and inclusion. We at Virtuoso Legal thought the best way to do so is to lead by example and have Philip...
UKIPO offers Response to EU Trade Mark Directive 2015
The UK IPO has published its Response to the Consultation on the Implementation of the EU Trade Mark Directive 2015, which is required to be implemented into UK law by 14 January 2019. The...
World of IP Round Up: October 2018 | Government IP Guidance Bonanza and Oxford overreach(?)
World of IP Round Up: October 2018 – Government IP Guidance Bonanza and Oxford overreach(?) October was a land mark month for Virtuoso Legal, wherein we ourselves made the news (and legal trade press)...
Virtuoso Legal Obliterate IPEC Costs Glass Ceiling
Link Up Mitaka v. Language Empire Limited and Anor. [2018] IPEC costs cap lifted on account of “abuse of process” under general discretion.
The Question of Unfair Advantage of Famous Reputation Brands: Online, Internationally and Programmatically
This blog is the second part of our series following our successful landmark ruling in the matter of Argos Ltd v Argos Systems Inc in the Court of Appeal. “Piggybacking” off a well known brand’s reputation? Lakmal Walawage looks at the question of unfair advantage online, through AdSense and outside the jurisdiction of famous brands.
FALL OF AN EMPIRE: A BIG WIN FOR thebigword, ~4X IPEC COSTS CAP AWARDED
Virtuoso Legal’s intellectual property litigation team led by Philip Partington have secured a landmark ruling in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC). In this case, not only did the IP Pro
VIRTUOSO LEGAL SCORES COURT OF APPEAL SUCCESS IN ARGOS VS ARGOS CASE
Virtuoso Legal’s IP Protect litigation team, led by Philip Partington, have secured a further landmark ruling in the Court of Appeal in the case of Argos Limited (“Argos UK”) vs Argos Systems Inc (“Argos US”), successfully defeating Argos UK’s appeal.
World of IP Round Up: September 2018 | A Brand New World
World of IP Round Up: September This month has seen a host of companies launch new brands or undergo re-branding efforts. In each case, the launch of a new brand is viewed as an...
Brand Breakdown 003 – Huawei
Huawei are one of the first big luxury Chinese tech brand to break into the Western market, despite being shunned by the US, What makes their brand tick?
Hitting the Mark: Things I Learnt Registering a Trade Mark
Introduction: The Task at Hand Beginning my placement at Virtuoso Legal I approached my first day with the level of knowledge of a typical law graduate in terms of registering a trademark, having studied...
Welcome to the team, Razvan!
The Virtuoso Legal team are delighted to welcome Razvan Popa, who joins the Leeds team as a trainee solicitor. Razvan joins the team after a successful work placement earlier in the year, and further...