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IPReg launches education review newsletter
The Intellectual Property Regulation Board (IPReg) has launched a dedicated newsletter to keep the profession informed on its education review.
Celebrating 2025’s CITMA awards winners
The CITMA awards are our chance to celebrate the top trade mark students in the country. We are delighted to announce the 2025 winners.
London Christmas Lunch 2025: photo gallery
Our London Christmas Lunch brought together more than 600 professionals from the IP community - see our selection of photos from the day.
EUIPO launches new AI-powered screening tool
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has launched a new AI-based tool to highlight potential issues with trade marks before applicants file them.
Features
The vision and drive behind this year’s Sheila Lesley winner
At this year’s Christmas Lunch, we proudly announced Azhar Sadique as the winner of the Sheila Lesley Volunteer of the Year Award.
Life in the Law 2025: It’s time to rethink how we work
Mental health charity, LawCare recently published its Life in the Law 2025 report, calling for the profession to step up and take action on wellbeing.
Celebrating Black excellence in IP
Dive into the lived experiences of four Black IP professionals, as they reflect on the value in allyship, building resilience, and practical guidance for the next generation.
The emergence and importance of reverse mentoring
A new reverse mentoring toolkit to help legal organisations improve inclusion, wellbeing, and cross-generational understanding has been launched by LawCare and the University of Leeds.
CITMA Review features:
Shifting sands in the Caribbean
In her second report on The Bahamas and Bermuda, Katherine Van Deusen Hely warmly welcomes updated trade mark laws.
Make your mark now
Thomas Coop discusses the upcoming removal of series trade mark filings.
Listening, learning and connecting
170 paralegals, speakers and exhibitors packed out BMA House in central London for our 2025 Paralegal Conference.
Capturing the value of intangible assets
As investment shifts to IP and other intangibles, businesses are striving to unlock their hidden value.
Case comments
Is that coffee from Iceland?
An EU General Court decision reinforces the barriers to registering country names as EU trade marks, writes David Birchall. T-105/23, Iceland Foods Ltd v EUIPO, General Court.
Uneven footing
Post-sale circumstances can be considered when assessing similarity and likelihood of confusion, writes Leanne Gulliver. [2025] UKSC 25, Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc & Anor.
A bad beginning makes a bad ending
A trade mark registered in bad faith may be challenged without any time limit, writes Eve Duggan. C-322/24, Sánchez Romero Carvajal Jabugo SAU v Embutidos Monells SA, CJEU, Eighth Chamber.
Notting Hill-gate
Failure to deal with IP before a corporate restructure led to handbags at dawn over the use of a logo, says Chris Morris. [2025] EWHC 1793 (IPEC), Courtnay-Smith & Anor v The Notting Hill Shopping Bag Company Ltd & Ors.