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Why Food & Beverage Companies Should Protect Their Intellectual Property
Beyond trademarks, protectable intellectual property (IP) is not necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when one has developed a new food or beverage product However, novel and non-obvious… read more…
We Are Celebrating World IP Day 2019
Mathys & Squire is celebrating World IP Day in April and hosting a party on Thursday, April 25th 2019 Faster, stronger, higher – this year’s theme is ‘Reach For Gold: IP and Sports’,… read more…
Exam Success for Mathys & Squire Trainees
Mathys & Squire is delighted to announce a number of recent exam successes Technical assistants Michael Charlton, Sally Gao, Lionel Newton and Daniel Goldberg are also on their way to becoming… read more…
Implications of the Lost Trade Mark Battle Over Purple Hue Used for Cadbury-Branded Products
Many companies in the food and beverage industry will not fully understand how nonconventional trade marks such as colours, shapes and smells can be protected by law However, a large number would… read more…
Mathys & Squire protects Orb Toys’ excellent reputation against false and misleading tabloid references
Top tier intellectual property firm, Mathys & Squire is proud to act for Orb Factory Limited (“Orb”), a well-known, innovative and highly successful toy and children’s products manufacturer… read more…
Considering differing national protection regimes for AI-related inventions
The difficulties in obtaining protection for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML)-related inventions, and the differences between the various approaches adopted by the national and… read more…
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…