Harriet Berridge, Author at Kluwer Trademark Blog

Guidance issued by UK customs on Applications for Action post-Brexit

Harriet Berridge, Julius Stobbs (Stobbs IP)/March 20, 2019May 11, 2023 /Leave a comment

It’s been a busy couple of weeks for the UK government, and what can now only be described as the Brexit nightmare rumbles on. Despite the deadline for the UK’s departure from the EU being just over a week away, we are still no clearer on how or when exactly this will take place, with…

Community design, Design Rights

Successful decision for L’Oréal against barefaced infringement by RNV

Julius Stobbs, Harriet Berridge (Stobbs IP)/March 23, 2018March 23, 2018 /Leave a comment

This case, L’Oréal Société Anonyme & L’Oréal (UK) Limited v RN Ventures Limited [2018] EWHC 173, involved a claim for infringement of both European Patent (UK) 1 722 699 B1 (“the Patent”) and Registered Community Design Nos. 000407747-001 (“the 747 Design”) and 001175046-001 (“the 046 Design”) (collectively “the RCDs”). The validity of the patent and…