Lee Curtis
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ChatGPT’s new shopping feature: what brand protection experts need to know. worldtrademarkreview.com/article/chatgp…
Iceland v Iceland: Supermarket’s EU trademark appeal rejected again. Some comment by me in the Retail Gazette. retailgazette.co.uk/blog/2025/07/i…
General Court of the EU uphold invalidation of ICELAND word #trademark in the name of Iceland Foods Ltd on the basis of geographical significance. linkedin.com/posts/trademar…
The Edwards vs Boohoo case and other notable fashion IP cases : an interview with Andrew Norris KC and Becky Knott: Fashionably IP. lexology.com/library/detail…
The 39th episode of the @HGF_IP Fashionably IP podcast is out. We discuss the recent Sonia Edwards vs Boohoo case Unregistered #Design case and the older Rihanna case. open.spotify.com/episode/6th9mX…
Is the Supreme Court denial in Thatcher’s case a fatal blow against lookalikes?lexology.com/library/detail…
A dispute over the Pierre Cardin #brand gets to the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (‘UKIPO’). linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…
Oh the irony. Legal comment: Why Umbro’s Supreme Court loss is a win for fashion. Some added comment by me in Drapers. drapersonline.com/insight/commen…
A video recording of a summary of the judgment of the UK Supreme Court this morning in the Iconix trademark case. A judgement of importance in dealing with post sale confusion under trademark law, a concept particularly important in the world of fashion. youtube.com/watch?v=6sInug…
Umbro (Iconix) may have lost the battle at the UK Supreme Court today, but maybe the war has been won for fashion #brands with post sale confusion firmly established as a concept of #trademark law. Some comment by me in Drapers on the case. drapersonline.com/news/umbro-los…
UK Supreme Court allow appeal in Iconix #trademark dispute. A key case, particularly in the world of #fashion, dealing with post sale confusion. linkedin.com/posts/trademar…
The UK Supreme Court will hand down its decision in the Iconix case on Tuesday. A case concerning post sale confusion of trademarks. linkedin.com/posts/trademar…
Smell-a-like and dupe perfumes: an interview with Susanne Bilderbeek and Olivia Petter: Fashionably IP. lexology.com/library/detail…
Aldi denied permission to appeal Thatchers trademark by Supreme Court. Some comment from me in The Grocer. thegrocer.co.uk/news/aldi-deni…
Aldi denied leave to appeal Thatcher's Cider #trademark decision to the UK Supreme Court. No cider taste test for Supreme Court judges. linkedin.com/posts/trademar…
The Fashionably IP podcast came in at No. 13 for the Top 40 Intellectual Property podcasts.
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In at eighty two, the Fashionably IP podcast voted in the top 100 fashion podcasts.
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The 38th edition of the Fashionably IP podcast will be out next week and we will be discussing smell-a-like perfumes.
Lee Curtis and Becky Field are joined by Olivia Petter and Susanne Bilderbeek they will be discussing smell-a-like perfumes and compare and contrast UK, Benelux and German trade mark and copyright case law on perfume comparison lists and smell-a-like perfumes. Tune in next week
Laura Evans explores the recent Babek v Iceland case in her latest article, focusing on how the judgment tackles issues around clarity and precision trade mark descriptions under the Trade Mark Act 1994. hgf.com/blogs/babek-in…
In her latest article, Rachel Platts dives into the Supreme Court case between Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL and Dream Pairs Europe Inc.hgf.com/news/a-red-car…