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The IPEC judgement on 4 December 2025 in Dryrobe Ltd v Caesr Group Ltd t/a D-Robe Outdoors has provided rare insight into how to avoid...

Two French luxury leather-goods houses, Goyard and Fauré Le Page, are locked in a dispute over whether the French trade marks “Fauré Le...

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has recently banned adverts by three major fashion brands Nike, Superdry, and Lacoste for...

On 17 November 2025, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) opened its first investigations using its enhanced consumer...

Recent rulings in the Netherlands and Germany on Birkenstock’s sandal designs highlight a growing fragmentation across Europe in...

The EUIPO Fourth Board of Appeal recently issued five decisions concerning trademark applications filed by Parfums Christian Dior in...

Dr Martens before the Brussels Court of Appeal Design features like stitching, patterns and labels are increasingly doing the work of...

The Court of Appeal has delivered another setback to Adidas in its long-running trademark battle with fashion designer Thom Browne,...

Unregistered design rights are a vital tool for protecting creative output in fast-paced industries such as fashion, luxury, and consumer...

The UK high street continues to contract, with economic pressures and fast fashion competition forcing brands, like Claire’s, into...

As part of the recent European Union (EU) design reforms, the requirement for an unregistered design to be first disclosed in the EU to...

The Supreme Court has delivered its much anticipated judgment in Iconix v Dream Pairs, a saga that has been closely watched by brand...