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Sector leaders commit to improving diversity
A group of more than 60 senior representatives from IP firms have signed a new pledge to provide visible and active leadership on improving diversity and inclusion.
IP at “the heart” of government strategy
A range of new measures, including IP being properly considered in lending decisions and helping businesses with their international IP, are part of the government’s new innovation strategy.
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.
Higher Rights Advocacy Course accredited by IPReg
IPReg has recently accredited CPD Training’s Higher Courts Advocacy Course, open to attorneys who already hold the IPReg Higher Courts Litigation Certificate.
Brexit
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.
May 2021 - post-Brexit Q&A
Five months on from the end of the Brexit transition period we wanted to tie up some of the loose ends and provide as much clarity as possible on some of the technical points we have been raising with the UK IPO on your behalf.
UK IPO extends bulk change of address service
The UK IPO has announced that it is extending its bulk change of address service until 30th September 2021.
Refiling comparable word marks
We have received an update from the UK IPO about filing dates for refiled UK trade mark applications.
Features
An unexpected career
Being a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney can be hard to explain, but how can you get into this rewarding profession? We asked HGF’s Director of Trade Marks Lauren Somers to explain her path.
How can we build a more supportive and inclusive environment?
“The task for everyone, straight or not, is to make sure that the culture of the firm is as welcoming, inclusive and warm as possible so people feel able to say something about themselves.”
How to say no – without sounding negative
As a new starter, it can be difficult to turn down colleagues’ requests – especially when you’re trying to come across as a team player
‘Should I take a sandwich year?’
Becky Campbell, now a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney for Marks & Clerk LLP, shares her thoughts on the positives and negatives of taking time in the middle.
CITMA Review
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CITMA Review December
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Case comments
Confusion is a complex concept
The courts are bound to take in the bigger picture, writes Beverley Potts. [2021] EWCA Civ 425, UK Gymnastics Ltd, UK Gymnastics Affiliation Ltd & Christopher Adams v British Amateur Gymnastics Association, Court of Appeal, 24th March 2021.
Cheesed off
The latest appeal related to Halloumi has amounted to nothing, Ellie Wilson reports. T-282/19, Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO, General Court, 24th March 2021
Safety Bull takes all
For Peter Collie, this case is an interesting illustration of conceptual meaning’s role in finding indirect confusion. O/097/21, BULL (Opposition), UK IPO, 9th February 2021.
Present and corrected
Charlotte Wilding highlights the danger of relying solely on dictum. B 3 017 194, Lululemon Athletica Canada Inc. v Shenzhen Jia Li Fu Kang Logistics Co. Ltd, EUIPO, 23rd March 2021.