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Published: 27 July 2026The UK Intellectual Property Office has ruled in favour of McDonald’s in opposition proceedings against an application by Nigel McHugh to register “The McHug or The McHug Burger” for food and drink services. The hearing…
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Published: 26 July 2026The UK Intellectual Property Office issued a revocation decision on 7 July 2026 concerning the trade mark Blue Crystal, registered under number UK00003330869. The ruling followed an application for revocation, with the h…
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Published: 25 July 2026A UK Intellectual Property Office hearing officer issued a decision on 13 July 2026 in a revocation action concerning two KARAT marks, one figurative series and one word mark. The proceedings addressed revocation on grou…
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Published: 24 July 2026The UK Supreme Court has upheld the invalidity of a trade mark registration for “POST MILK GENERATION” in relation to oat-based food and drink products. The ruling confirms that the mark cannot stand because its use for…
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Published: 23 July 2026The UK Intellectual Property Office recently issued a decision in opposition proceedings concerning the figurative mark SHEIN BELLE in class 25. The hearing officer considered grounds under sections 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) o…
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Published: 22 July 2026The UK Supreme Court has delivered an important ruling on assessing similarity and confusion in trade mark infringement claims. Iconix Luxembourg, owner of the Umbro sportswear brand, sued Dream Pairs over footwear beari…
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Published: 21 July 2026In a notable 2025 ruling from the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Wise Payments Limited faced off against With Wise Limited over use of the word “WISE”. The claimant, which had rebranded from TransferWise in 2021…
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Published: 17 July 2026The UK Court of Appeal has delivered a ruling that sets a higher threshold for obtaining injunctions to restrain the sending of trademark cease-and-desist letters, marking the first time such correspondence has been exam…
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Published: 16 July 2026A recent decision from the UK Intellectual Property Office addressed an opposition to the registration of the mark CASABLANCA RECORDS in class 25. The proceedings, decided on 13 July 2026 by Hearing Officer Teresa Pinto,…
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Published: 15 July 2026The EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal delivered a decision on 14 May 2026 in case R 1946/2024 G concerning the registrability of the mandatory protected designation of origin logo used for the Italian cheese Salva Cremasco as…
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