United Kingdom: Trademark

In highly competitive industries, the line between extolling the virtues of one's own product and comparing it with others can be very fine. This article explores the legal framework governing comparative advertising in the UK, examining when businesses can legitimately reference competitors in their marketing and the significant risks involved when crossing legal boundaries.

Major sporting tournaments create a lucrative opportunity for counterfeiters who exploit eager fans seeking team merchandise. A recent Trading Standards raid in Edinburgh seized over 158,000 fake football shirts worth £5.5 million, highlighting the scale of counterfeit operations that undermine legitimate businesses, exploit workers, and potentially endanger consumers with substandard materials.

The explosive growth of infringing online pharmacies and weight-loss medication scams is reshaping pharmaceutical enforcement. Following the landmark Novo Nordisk case, the English High Court has granted the first website-blocking order targeting unlicensed medicine sales, marking a significant expansion beyond traditional digital piracy enforcement. This development raises critical questions about the evolving role of regulators, the scope of dynamic blocking orders, and how rights holders can effectively

The latest chapter in the long-running dispute between Swatch Group and Samsung is attracting attention not because of the finding of trade mark infringement itself, but because of the scale of the damages now...

Before expanding, taking investment, franchising or licensing a business, it is essential to confirm that the brand is clear to use, properly owned and capable of protection in priority markets.

The women's health technology sector has evolved from simple digital diaries into sophisticated tracking systems that capture menstrual cycles, fertility patterns, and menopause symptoms at unprecedented scale. As these innovations transition from niche tools to established digital health fixtures, securing comprehensive intellectual property protection becomes essential for transforming technological breakthroughs into defensible commercial assets.

Trade mark registration provides exclusive legal rights to use a mark, protecting your brand identity and enabling you to take action against infringers.

When Samsung allegedly used Dua Lipa's photograph on television packaging without permission, it sparked a $15 million lawsuit in California.

As companies in the energy sector increasingly showcase their environmental credentials through branding, trade mark offices in the EU and UK are taking a stricter stance on 'green' marks. Recent refusals of marks like GREEN STEAM and ECOFLOW reveal growing scrutiny over whether eco-friendly branding is genuinely distinctive or merely descriptive, raising important questions about how businesses can protect sustainable brands while avoiding greenwashing pitfalls.