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In this article from the Mail Online, Michael Gardner comments as Grime artist Sami Switch breaks silence after losing copyright court battle with Ed Sheeran as judge rules ‘Shape of… Read more →
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The article was originally published by The Times on December 11, 2018. ECJ ruling is not carte blanche to cancel Brexit Legal experts said that the ruling from the Court… Read more →
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The article was originally published by Spear’s on 24 September 2018. Who really owns Lynn Chadwick’s art? A dispute over the estate of the late artist and sculptor provides an… Read more →
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Still no judgment text available on this, but the press release from the CJEU is now up. This continues to be a rather dry, technical case albeit interesting because of… Read more →
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Partner and Head of our IP & Commercial Team, Michael Gardner, has had his comments on the Formula 1 trade mark row published by The Independent. Speaking of 3M’s suit… Read more →
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Partner and Head of IP & Commercial, Michael Gardner, has had his comments published in Forbes following American conglomerate, 3M’s, trademark dispute over Formula One’s new logo. On the subject,… Read more →
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Partner and Head of IP & Commercial, Michael Gardner, has had an article published in Spear’s Magazine on the Merck case, that recently reached England’s Court of Appeal. On protecting a… Read more →
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Appeal court rules against London Taxi Company, which claimed exclusive right to shape of its cars in order to thwart rival firm Please click on the links below to read… Read more →
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It is often said that a picture conveys more than a thousand words. In the world of brands, the same can be said of colours. Colours and colour schemes provide… Read more →
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There has been much attention over the bank holiday weekend about what allegedly happened on the evening of 26 April when the British PM, Theresa May met with Jean Claude-Juncker… Read more →
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Television broadcasting has been transformed by the march of digital technology. Channels such as ITV, which lost their near-monopoly on TV advertising long ago, need all the revenue they can… Read more →
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Michael Gardner takes us through the frosty depths of the ongoing trade mark dispute between frozen food giant Iceland Foods and Nordic island nation the Republic of Iceland. Iceland Foods… Read more →
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Jeremy Clarkson’s new motoring show The Grand Tour will launch on Amazon Prime tomorrow. However, as the launch date has drawn closer, there has been much comment in the press… Read more →
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Michael Gardner talks to Sky News regarding Marvin Gaye’s estate suing Ed Sheeran for stealing core elements of Marvin Gaye’s 1973 hit ‘Lets Get It On’. Click the link below… Read more →
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The Court of Appeal has issued a potentially important ruling in the Vidal Hall v Google internet privacy case that could have significant implications for all organisations that are “data… Read more →
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Two recent decisions – one in the English High Court and one in Europe – have served as a timely reminder of the difficulties inherent in choosing descriptive words as… Read more →