Christian Louboutin Sticks The Boot In
The Christian Louboutin (“CL”) brand is no stranger to a trade mark conflict In the US, CL successfully appealed a decision that its red-coloured shoe sole was incapable of trade mark protection,… read more…
Briefs Will Always Be In Fashion
In an article published by The Times, Gary Johnston has his say regarding the issue around IP rights in the fashion industry With London Fashion Week 2019 coming to a close this week, subjects… read more…
The English Courts As A Forum For SEP Disputes & FRAND Patent Licences
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Conversant Wireless Licensing SARL v Huawei Technologies Co Ltd, ZTE Corporation and Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 38 builds on the same court’s decision in Unwired… read more…
Top Tips for Successful Startups
Starting a business can seem like a daunting prospect, given that if you Google “startups and fail” there are lots of articles on the percentage of startups that fail before they get going,… read more…
Update on the Patenting of Plants
The issue of patentability of plants produced by essentially biological processes has been at issue since the original tomato and broccoli cases before the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal issued in… read more…
World Trade Mark Review 1000 Recommended Firm 2019
We are delighted that Mathys & Squire is in the World Trade Mark Review (WTR) 1000 directory as a recommended firm for 2019 Trade Mark lead partners, Gary Johnston and Margaret Arnott are also… read more…
Happy Chinese New Year!
Mathys & Squire wish all of our Chinese clients, contacts and friends a very Happy Chinese New Year for 5th February, the year of the Pig For more information about Mathys & Squire’s… read more…
Mathys & Squire hosts Burns Night 2019
On Thursday 24th January, Mathys & Squire hosted our annual Burns Night networking event at our offices in The Shard! The evening was filled with whisky tasting, Scottish themed canapes and of… read more…
Big Mac trade mark case shows size doesn’t matter
In an article published by The Times, Gary Johnston and Laura West discuss the recent decision issued by the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) revoking McDonald’s rights in its Big Mac trade… read more…
