A blog focusing on brand issues, trademark, copyright, advertising and more.
By: John Wilks and Ella Castle
Continuing their focus on the online gambling sector during lockdown, the UK Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) have published an Advice Note to all GB-licensed gambling operators in relation…
Continue Reading UK: ADS ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR E-SPORTS BETTING COME UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
By: Claire Sng
I had the rare opportunity last week to put some questions directly to Guy Parker, the ASA’s Chief Executive, during a Q&A session at an industry conference on Advertising and Marketing Law.…
Continue Reading Q&A SESSION WITH UK ADVERTISING STANDARDS AUTHORITY (ASA) CHIEF EXECUTIVE GUY PARKER
By: John Wilks, Claire Sng and Sophie Anim
Background
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has announced, following its investigation (see our earlier article available here), that it has secured commitments from 16…
Continue Reading UK – NEW CMA GUIDANCE FOR INFLUENCERS AND COMMITMENTS SECURED WITH PARTICULAR INDIVIDUALS
By John Wilks, Claire Sng and Ella Castle
In the wake of GDPR, the UK’s Committee of Advertising Practice has amended the CAP Code to introduce new rules on the use of data for…
Continue Reading UK ADVERTISING CODE (CAP CODE): RULES CHANGES AND FURTHER CONSULTATION ON THE USE OF DATA FOR MARKETING
By Désirée Fields (Legal Director, London) and Yannick Aaron Zirnstein (Referendar/Trainee Lawyer, Cologne)
Important changes to UK trademark law will come into effect on 14 January 2019 in order to implement the European Trademark Directive…
Continue Reading UK TRADEMARK REFORMS: IMPLEMENTING THE EUROPEAN TRADEMARK DIRECTIVE IN 2019
By John Wilks and Claire Sng
Background
The ASA has this week published new guidance for influencers about how to make their ads clear (see link here “Guidance”). This Guidance follows the ASA’s call for…
Continue Reading UK – NEW ASA GUIDANCE FOR INFLUENCERS
By Claire Sng
Yesterday at a conference hosted by the UK advertising regulator, the ASA, billed as “The future of ad regulation”, the ASA announced its new 5 year plan entitled “More impact online”, with…
Continue Reading NEW UK ADVERTISING REGULATOR 5 YEAR STRATEGY FOCUSES ON ONLINE IMPACT
By Désirée Fields and Sam Mitchell
Geographical Indications (GIs) are signs used on products in order to inform consumers about a product’s geographical origin and a quality, characteristic or reputation of the product linked to…
Continue Reading SCOTCH WHISKY AND CORNISH PASTIES: WHAT DOES A HARD BREXIT MEAN FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS?
By: Sam Mitchell
THE UNITARY PATENT (UP) AND UNIFIED PATENT COURT (UPC)
BACKGROUND
This week, the UK Government released multiple technical notes detailing the intellectual property implications of a no-deal Brexit for exhaustion of rights…
Continue Reading DEAL OR NO-DEAL? IMPLICATIONS OF A NO-DEAL BREXIT FOR UK IP LAWS
By: Sam Mitchell
BACKGROUND
This week, the UK Government released multiple technical notes detailing the intellectual property implications of a no-deal Brexit for exhaustion of rights, patents, trademarks and designs, and copyright…
Continue Reading DEAL OR NO-DEAL? IMPLICATIONS OF A NO-DEAL BREXIT FOR UK IP LAWS – EXHAUSTION RIGHTS
