With the Royal wedding of Prince Harry and Hollywood star Meghan Markle fast approaching, companies may be looking at leveraging the glamour of this event in their advertising and products and capitalising on the ‘Royal effect’. Off with their heads? The UK Royal family take protection of their intellectual property rights seriously. The UK Trade … Continue reading
Introduction Recent cases illustrate the difficulties corporations face when trying to register descriptive trade marks in the EU. In our increasingly brand-dominated world the value in developing a brand which is synonymous with both the brand owner and the brand owner’s products leads many corporations to test the boundaries. Falling the right side of the … Continue reading