Latest news
Annual IP crime survey reveals top investigated areas
A survey conducted by the Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) has found that investigations into crime related to vaping products has “increased significantly”.
UK Supreme Court delivers landmark judgment in SkyKick v Sky
The Supreme Court has delivered its eagerly awaited judgment in the long-running trade mark dispute between SkyKick and Sky.
New senior appointments at the EUIPO
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has announced two significant appointments – a new President of the Boards of Appeal and Deputy Executive Director.
Law and practice snippets: October 2024
An update on this month’s practice points from our Law and Practice Committee - including an interesting High Court judgment involving collective marks, and updates from the UK IPO and WIPO.
Brexit
UK IPO updates address for service guidance
Ahead of the upcoming changes to address for service rules for comparable trade marks and re-registered designs, the UK IPO has published updated guidance on the requirements.
UK government announces no action on exhaustion
The government needs more time to explore the UK’s future exhaustion of intellectual property (IP) regime meaning there will be no imminent change, it has announced.
Deadline looms for pending EU rights
Earlier UK filing dates for some 70,000 trade marks are still eligible to claimed with the deadline just six weeks away.
UK IPO's warning about priority filings
Just ten weeks remain until the filing deadline for UK priority applications based on rights that were pending at the EUIPO on 1st January 2021.
Features
The impact of CITMA Mentoring one year on
To celebrate National Mentoring Day, two members share how CITMA Mentoring helped them develop in their careers, following its launch a year ago.
CITMA Benevolent Fund appoints three new trustees
We have welcomed three new trustees to the board for our Benevolent Fund, a charity which supports our members and their families in times of financial hardship.
Own your career development
Knowing which path to take in your career can be difficult and sometimes overwhelming. We’ve gathered the best tips and advice from three highly experienced CITMA Paralegals.
CITMA Autumn Conference: why join us again in 2024?
At this year’s conference, we’re bringing you together with the UK IP community to benefit from great networking opportunities and collaborative roundtable sessions.
CITMA Review features:
GCC: What’s going on?
Nicole Giblin and Mark Devaney provide an update on key recent developments in Gulf Cooperation Council countries.
SDGs + IP
The editors of a new book explain trade mark law’s unique role in meeting global sustainability goals.
Where there's smoke
Matthew Harris explores some of the fiery battles at the centre of a volatile retail sector.
On the offensive
Cherrie Stewart delves into the world of outrageous marks and derives some important lessons.
Case comments
Close contact causes concern
Personal relationships and unpleasant revelations were exposed in this case, says Olivia McBride. O/0526/24, Kerstin Reinwald v International Nutrition Researcher Center, Inc, UK IPO.
Big Mac scaled back
Louise Foster explores the judgment in the appeal brought by Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd against the Board of Appeal (BoA) decision. T-58/23, Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd v EUIPO, General Court.
Short story settled
David Birchall explains why identical letters didn’t spell confusion. R 362/2024-2, SEVEN SPA v Jakob Simon International GmbH, EUIPO.
It ain't what they did
David Yeomans explores how infringement was found in this case. [2024] EWHC 1727 (IPEC), AGA Rangemaster Group Ltd v UK Innovations Group Ltd and another, IPEC.