CITMA blog

Liverpool scores own goal attempting to register a trade mark.

What do the brands and trade marks belonging to this year’s The Apprentice finalists tell us?

Starting the year with a strategy for protecting your intellectual property (IP) can make a big difference.

Earlier this autumn, the General Court of the European Union, confirmed the invalidity of the Rubik’s Cube trade mark because it consists of a functional shape.

Given the potential for severe brand abuse and risks to consumers, it is important for brands to match their commercial aspirations with legal resource.

Comparative advertising can be a useful tool to undercut competitors, but it must be used with care.

As Rugby World Cup reaches an exciting conclusion, the winner on the field will be crowned – but how do brands win off the field and how do trade marks help.

Radical. Unstable. Unpredictable. Electronic currencies, or crypto, have made a big splash – but who is fighting to own the names to some of the best known, like Bitcoin?