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Ownership in the metaverse – a (virtual) reality or a real fiction?
A look at whether you own and control what you buy in the space. First things first, let’s define the metaverse The metaverse can be described as a network of …
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Christian Louboutin and Amazon: cases of marketplace liability
The cases The Advocate General provided an Opinion on 2nd June 2022 on two joined cases going before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), originating from the …
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Conceptual similarity – when is ‘well known’ enough?
Trade mark conflicts between two identical marks used for identical products are relatively rare. Most conflicts evolve around the question whether the marks in question are similar. If the marks …
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The exhaustion of rights regime and the recent update from the Government
The current position Since 1973 when the UK joined the then European Common Market, the UK has followed an exhaustion of IP rights regime which has enabled the secondary sale …
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Are your retail trade marks at risk?
It is safe to say that the average consumer will make no distinction between retail services offered by single-brand stores and retail services offered by multi-brand stores (department stores). Following …
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Self-scanning technology
What innovation is happening at the tills? What are the technology changes at self-scanning machines? The food & drink industry is devoting huge resources in the drive towards a circular …
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Sustainable packaging – examples of innovation in the retail sector
Internationally, 40% of plastic that is produced is for packaging that is used once and then discarded. In 2019, over 15 million tonnes of plastic packaging material waste was generated …
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NFTs – what are they and what do they mean for retailers and their IP?
What are NFTs? Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) are digital tokens stored on the blockchain. In contrast to bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, NFTs are often compared to art works or trading cards. …
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Hermès and the MetaBirkin: As NFTs herald an advance in technology, can IP law keep up?
The arrival of the metaverse brings yet further challenges for brand owners in a virtual and digital landscape. In the metaverse it is possible to purchase and trade various items …
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