Aug 26, 2021
Number of sole practitioners has dropped by 47% in the past decade and the number of partnerships by 39% Number of incorporated firms now make up 51% of regulated practices, up from 22% a decade ago Arden says the impact of Covid will accelerate the consolidation of...
Aug 26, 2021
With reams of sensitive personal data and transactions that involve large sums of money, the legal sector is undeniably a massive target for cyber crime. Cyber enabled crime continues to rise in both scale and complexity, with criminals taking advantage of the...
Aug 26, 2021
Yvette Spring, Managing Attorney CTMA of Stratagem IPM reports The smart shoe is back! Sorry … what is a smart shoe? While following the Puma v Nike dispute over the trade mark FOOTWARE, we discovered that smart shoes have actually been around for a while. In fact,...
Aug 19, 2021
The International Trademark Association (INTA) filed an amicus brief earlier this week before the Court of Justice of European Union (CJEU) in Meering Touringcars Amsterdam B.V. v. V.O.F. Classic Coach Company (CJEU Case C-112/21), concerning the co-existence of...
Aug 19, 2021
FMCG brands ITC Limited and Britannia Industries Limited recently called off their year long legal battle. The Delhi High Court was brought forth that ITC Limited have modified their packaging of the products “SUNFEAST FARMLITE 5-SEED DIGESTIVE” and ‘SUNFEAST FARMLITE...
Aug 19, 2021
Maria Koval, Head of IP, IT and Data protection practices at PwC Legal Ukraine The sound of an opening drinks cannot be protected as a trademark according to the European Court. We all know the examples of sound trademarks, for instance, the MGM lion roar, or Netflix...
