Sep 11, 2026
Published Jukka Immonen, Director, Pharma Propositions at Corsearch, calls for greater strategic clarity in a saturated, AI-driven landscape. Pharmaceutical brand naming has quickly become a high-stakes challenge as trademark professionals compete to file...
Sep 11, 2026
Published The Court of Justice of the European Union has clarified the circumstances in which freedom of political expression may constitute “due cause” for the unauthorized use of a reputed trademark, following a dispute over IKEA branding used in a...
Sep 11, 2026
Published A US federal court has entered a consent judgment and permanent injunction protecting Rothy’s footwear designs, adopting stipulated findings that 10 design patents and trade dress rights associated with The Point and The Flat shoes are valid and infringed....
Sep 10, 2026
Published A Malaysian Court of Appeal decision has clarified when reposting content containing another party’s trademark on a company’s social-media account can amount to trademark use “in the course of trade.” In Maxcare Success Sdn Bhd v....
Sep 8, 2026
Published The Bombay High Court has refused to allow Metro Brands to combine a passing-off claim arising in Kerala with its trademark infringement action in Mumbai, emphasizing that a plaintiff’s choice of forum under Section 134(2) of India’s Trade Marks...
Sep 8, 2026
Published UKIPO report sets out findings from local authorities on counterfeit goods — 2 in 3 local authorities report investigations into toys The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has published its latest Trading Standards Survey report, setting out a picture...
