Intellectual Property UK

Intellectual Property Law360 UK provides breaking news and analysis on IP law. Coverage includes high-stakes cases involving patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and other forms of IP, as well as policy developments and licensing deals.



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Latest News in Intellectual Property UK

  • October 24, 2025

    Sports Equipment Co. Loses Bid For 'Danger' TM

    The General Court has dismissed a bid from a Thai boxing equipment maker to overturn an EU Intellectual Property Office decision revoking its trademark for "Danger," after a Spanish native affiliated with the company successfully challenged the mark in prior proceedings.

  • October 24, 2025

    Aftermarket Car Parts Biz Denies Copying Rival's Designs

    A retailer of aftermarket car modifications has denied infringing a competitor's intellectual property by purportedly copying its bumper designs, telling a London court that copyright cannot protect such "utilitarian" items.

  • October 24, 2025

    Kitchen Biz Claims Ex-Owners Breached Deal, Stole Clients

    The owner of a kitchen and bathroom design firm wants a London judge to stop two former shareholders from breaching their obligations under a share purchase agreement, arguing they poached clients for a rival and abandoned their handover duties. 

  • October 24, 2025

    Materials Supplier Bites Back In Drainage Patent Clash

    A construction materials supplier has hit back at a competitor's wall cavity drainage patent infringement claim in a London court, going on the offensive by launching an infringement claim of its own.

  • October 24, 2025

    Abbott Can't Expand Glucose Monitor Sales Ban At UPC

    Abbott has lost its attempt to stop Sinocare from selling glucose monitoring displays in Europe, failing to add to a recent injunction it secured at the Unified Patent Court blocking its Chinese rival from infringing another of its patents.

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