Hot Topics

Intellectual Property is playing an increasingly important part in business development. In this section we aim to provide you with updates about some of the most important aspects of Intellectual Property that are being talked about both in business and in the profession. To obtain our Hot Topic update about any of the subjects listed, please click on the relevant PDF tab.

Red Bull v Bulldog...

Advocate General Kokott's Opinion in Case C-65/12 Leidseplein Beheer,  which was published on 21 March 2013, provides some useful guidance how the courts should assess "without due cause" in trade mark disputes.

Do you own your own website?...

A strange question you may think. You've paid hard earned cash for your online presence. It was all above board, no back room designers knocked it up using dodgy code, and you remember signing a contract, so yes you believe you do own it thank you very much.

New gTLDs and the Trademark Clearinghouse...

ICANN's introduction of new gTLDs could see a significant change in the internet landscape, and there may be an associated surge in cybersquatting and domain name registration by opportunistic domain name trolls.

Genuine EU Trade Mark Use - The ONEL / OMEL Case...

The CJEU has recently issued its decision on the ONEL/OMEL case, which centred upon the question of what constituted genuine use of a Community Trade Mark in the European Community. Until now, use of a CTM in only one EU Member State could constitute genuine use sufficient to validate a CTM. This Hot Topic looks at the decision and its implications.