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LawCare launches new wellbeing course
LawCare has launched a new free online course for anyone with a role in creating healthier, more supportive working environments across the legal sector.
UK maintains top six place for innovation
The UK has been ranked 6th in the world, and 3rd in Europe in the latest Global Innovation Index, published by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).
CITMA Benevolent Fund welcomes two new trustees
We’re delighted to welcome two new trustees to the board for our Benevolent Fund, a charity which supports our members and their families in times of financial hardship.
Ready, set, trade marks: Our sport campaign is live
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Micro-habits: small steps to better wellbeing
When work and life pressures take their toll, making big changes can feel impossible. Micro-habits are small, manageable changes that contribute to sustainable improvements in wellbeing.
Reasons to attend the CITMA Paralegal Conference 2026
Step away from your desk and put yourself at the sharp end of IP. The CITMA Paralegal Conference will equip you with leading insight and connections to boost your confidence.
Back to the future: the past, present & future of trade mark administrators
From battling paper mountains and fax machines to leading AI-driven workflow transformation, the trade mark paralegal role has changed significantly in the 21st century. What’s next?
Beyond qualification: navigating life as a newly qualified Trade Mark Attorney
You’ve studied hard and passed the exams; now it's time to embark on your career as a trade mark attorney. It’s a big transition and not always an easy one.
CITMA Review features:
IP means business
Small businesses create valuable IP from day one. Recognising it early helps unlock its full value, writes Adam Williams.
A human-centric approach to AI
This is how we will continue to deliver value for the EUIPO’s users, says João Negrão.
Big change comes to China
A milestone moment in the country’s Trade Mark Law heralds major changes for brand owners – foreign ones included – writes Celia Tao.
Keeping the faith
Two years after the landmark SkyKick judgment, Barbara Cookson says practitioners should continue pleading bad-faith objections against overly broad goods specifications.
Case comments
Licence to bill
A Court of Appeal decision may transform licence registration from an administrative afterthought into a key part of trade mark enforcement strategy, writes Richard Ferguson. [2026] EWCA Civ 583, Lifestyle Equities CV & Anor v Frasers Group Trading Ltd.
The real price of superfakes
Jessica des Landes considers how this LVMH case might impact luxury brands in a rapidly evolving counterfeits market. [2026] EWHC 1703 (IPEC), Fendi Italia SRL & Ors v Rolo Fashion Ltd & Anor.
A balancing act
A high threshold must be met before communications can be restrained as unjustified threats, finds Maya Muchemwa. [2026] EWCA Civ 532, Bargain Busting Ltd v Shenzhen SKE Technology Co Ltd.
The mouse that wouldn’t stay quiet
A slogan registered to celebrate the expiry of copyright on early Mickey Mouse imagery did not amuse Disney, and the trade mark was refused, writes Robert B Franks. R 201/2026-1, Karl Erik Dahl v Disney Enterprises, Inc, EUIPO First Board of Appeal.