United Kingdom: Trademark

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Implementation Of The EU Design Regulation (Phase II)
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is implementing significant changes to EU design registration procedures, introducing dynamic and animated representation formats alongside traditional static views. These reforms will fundamentally alter how design applicants protect their intellectual property, from expanded visual documentation options to streamlined invalidity proceedings and new amendment mechanisms for registered designs.
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Boult Wade Tennant
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Three Key Themes From INTA 2026: AI, Economic Uncertainty And A Changing IP Landscape
The INTA Annual Meeting 2026 in London brought together the global intellectual property community to discuss the profession's evolving landscape. Three dominant themes emerged: the careful integration of AI into IP practice, mounting economic and geopolitical pressures reshaping client behavior, and the profession's ongoing operational adaptation to hybrid working models and changing market dynamics.
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Murgitroyd
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Fuelling IP: Green Branding And Trade Mark Risk In The Energy Transition
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.
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HGF Ltd
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UKIPO Corporate Plan 2026-27
The UK Intellectual Property Office has unveiled its Corporate Plan for 2026-2027, outlining ambitious digital transformation initiatives and strategic priorities that will reshape how businesses interact with the UK's IP system. From the rollout of the OneIPO platform to enhanced support for commercialising intellectual property and integrating AI tools, these changes promise to modernize IP services while addressing current backlogs and supporting innovation across all sectors.
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Marks & Clerk
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M&C In The News: Taylor Swift Takes A Landmark Stand Against AI Deepfakes
High-profile celebrities including Taylor Swift and Luke Littler are turning to trade mark law to protect their voices, faces, and likenesses from AI-generated deepfakes and unauthorized commercial exploitation. As AI technology advances faster than legislation, these stars are proactively transforming their identities into legally enforceable brands rather than waiting for dedicated personality rights laws.
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Marks & Clerk
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