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Real-world trademark disputes, decisions and brand-protection news — researched and summarised by our team, with links to the original sources.

Cohen Klein & Associates wordt volwaardig Enterprise-partner van Veillor.com

Published: September 2026

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Sweet shop wins partial trademark victory in Scotland

Published: 21 September 2026

A Scottish court has ruled that a Troon-based sweet maker infringed a registered trademark for “Chelsea Chocolate Flavoured Whoppers” but awarded no damages. Helensburgh firm McCandlish Farmhouse Confectionery, trading a…

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Supreme Court Upholds Invalidity of Post Milk Generation Mark

Published: 20 September 2026

The UK Supreme Court has upheld a ruling that the sign “POST MILK GENERATION” cannot be registered as a trade mark for oat-based food and drink products. The decision confirms that the mark falls foul of rules prohibitin…

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High Court Finds GQ Mark Infringement by Events Firm

Published: 19 September 2026

A High Court judgment has clarified the boundary between permissible reference to well-known marks and actionable infringement in the events sector. Advance Magazine Publishers, owner of the Vanity Fair and GQ brands, su…

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UKIPO Decides Opposition to Black Lives Matter Foundation Mark

Published: 18 September 2026

In late August 2026, a UK Intellectual Property Office hearing officer issued a decision in opposition proceedings concerning an international registration for the mark BLACK LIVES MATTER FOUNDATION. The application, fil…

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Greene King Opposes Cornerstone Inns Trade Mark Bid

Published: 17 September 2026

A social enterprise pub operator has entered a UKIPO opposition proceeding after Greene King challenged its attempt to register the Cornerstone Inns name. Cornerstone Inns CIC, which has traded under the mark since 2012…

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UKIPO Dismisses OpenAI ChainGPT Opposition

Published: 16 September 2026

The UK Intellectual Property Office has rejected an opposition by OpenAI OpCo LLC against a ChainGPT trade mark application. In decision O/0799/26 dated 3 September 2026, Hearing Officer Mr M Bryant found the mark descri…

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IPEC Upholds Flowerbx Mark in Florist Dispute

Published: 15 September 2026

The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court has upheld the validity of the FLOWERBX UK trade mark and found infringement by a rival florist using similar signs. In Flowerbx Ltd v Flowers Box London Ltd, Deputy Judge Amand…

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UKIPO Decides Major Frasers Consolidated Dispute

Published: 14 September 2026

A recent UK Intellectual Property Office decision has resolved the largest set of consolidated trade mark proceedings on record. In Frasers Property Limited v House of Fraser Brands Limited and others, the Registrar hand…

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UKIPO rules on LULUTOX marks in dual action

Published: 13 September 2026

The UK Intellectual Property Office has issued a decision in combined opposition and invalidity proceedings concerning several LULUTOX marks. Hearing Officer Ms S Wilson delivered the ruling on 3 September 2026 in relati…

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London Court Upholds Florist Trade Mark Win

Published: 11 September 2026

A London court has ruled that a rival florist infringed the registered trade marks of luxury brand Flowerbx by trading under names including Flowers Box and Flowers Box London. In a September decision, Deputy Judge Amand…

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