February 2021

Rothy's Inc. v. Giesswein Walkwaren [2020] - IPEC decision This case has the distinct privilege of being the last to be held at the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court - IPEC (sitting as a Community Design Court) before the end of the Brexit Transition Period, which ended at...

Brand owners of EUTM applications that were refused by the EUIPO but were appealed before 1 January 2021 should note that these applications will still be classed as “pending” for the purposes of filing a UK comparable application within the 9 months from this date...