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June 12, 2026
The past week in London has seen the FCA bring a claim against a fund manager it accused of providing investment services despite having been banned, an Ardmore unit sue a contractor two days before the construction group's collapse, and shipping and cruise giant MSC hit back at an entertainment company following separate intellectual property litigation in the U.S. Here, Law360 looks at these and other new claims in the U.K.
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June 12, 2026
Kim Kardashian's Skims shapewear company has persuaded European Union officials to rescind a "Silk Skim" trademark, proving that the brand could cause confusion among consumers.
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June 12, 2026
Novo Nordisk secured an expanded court order Friday that prevents access to websites selling counterfeit versions of the drugmaker's Ozempic weight loss drug, shutting off a further seven domains.
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June 12, 2026
Europe's patent court has ruled that a Siemens breast cancer screening system infringes a Hologic patent, granting the rival an injunction despite Siemens' claims that it would be disproportionate to recall the device even from universities.
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June 12, 2026
A Broadcom subsidiary has settled its Bluetooth infringement claim against Renault at the Unified Patent Court, adding to separate resolutions that the chipmaker has reached with Tesla and Nissan.
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June 12, 2026
The owner of cosmetics giant Nivea has successfully contested an Italian winemaker's bid to register the trademark "Vinea" after demonstrating that the name could confuse shoppers looking for Nivea's skincare cream range.
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June 11, 2026
Earplug manufacturer Loop has failed to convince European officials that a medical device maker's identical "Loop" trademark would confuse shoppers, as it operates in a completely different market.
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June 11, 2026
Amazon and InterDigital have agreed to drop all patent litigation between them and enter arbitration, putting to rest a high-profile international dispute over fair licensing terms that was poised to test the jurisdictional limits of the English courts.
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June 11, 2026
Blur drummer Dave Rowntree told an appeals court on Thursday that an antitrust tribunal wrongly refused to certify his collective action over unfair royalty distributions, arguing that not every songwriter had to demonstrate a loss for the case to proceed.
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June 11, 2026
Philip Morris has persuaded European officials to nix a Hong Kong vape seller's "Aquios" trademark, proving that shoppers might think it was linked to the tobacco giant's popular heated tobacco device "Iqos."
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June 11, 2026
Squire Patton Boggs LLP has settled a claim in a London court that it caused a software company to lose £3.7 million ($4.9 million) through faulty advice on intellectual property ownership in a buyout of a rival.
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June 11, 2026
Beats by Dre has failed to stop a Chinese tech business securing a European Union trademark for its "Debra" sign that contains a "b" icon reminiscent of the Apple subsidiary's own logo.
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June 10, 2026
Jellycat Ltd. has alleged that a London-based handbags and accessories retailer has copied dozens of its anthropomorphic plush toys, infringing its registered designs and damaging its brand.
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June 10, 2026
The owner of the budget airline brand easyJet has persuaded European officials to partially nix a German private equity company's "Easy-CarTransport" trademark, showing that consumers might be confused and think easyGroup was providing rival transport services.
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June 10, 2026
McLaren has failed to convince European officials to discard a software engineering company's patent for a realistic driving simulator after an appellate board found a skilled engineer could not rely on earlier designs cited by the premier motorsports team.
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June 10, 2026
A European court ruled Wednesday that a Bulgarian rice producer could not overturn a decision allowing a rival's stylized sun trademark because its own unregistered logo had been used only for exports, which is not protected under Bulgarian trademark law.
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June 10, 2026
European officials have rejected Fendi's attempt to block a Dubai fashion brand's composite mark depicting a horse and a stylized geometric figure, concluding that it looks too different from the Italian luxury brand's logo showing two interlocking Fs.
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June 10, 2026
The European Union has blocked a Belgian textile company's "European Polo Champ" trademark application, ruling that consumers could confuse the logo with the Beverly Hills Polo Club clothing brand.
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June 10, 2026
The U.K. Intellectual Property Office has released a new portfolio of resources designed to help British universities protect and commercialize their intellectual property.
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June 09, 2026
Europe's patent court has signed off on a joint request from Sanofi, Regeneron and Amgen to dismiss claims that Amgen was infringing on a patented antibody treatment for high cholesterol following a settlement agreement.
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June 09, 2026
A breast implants supplier has dropped its U.K. infringement claims against a rival at the Unified Patent Court, trimming its claims at the European forum after its opponent filed parallel proceedings in a London court.
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June 09, 2026
A London court has told a record label that it must amend its defense against a former business partner's claims of breaching a licensing agreement, ordering it to pay £50,000 ($67,006) to cover the costs of application.
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June 09, 2026
Pharmaceutical company Advanz has expanded its challenge to a rival's protections over the bowel disease drug Entyvio, asking a London court to revoke three additional patents besides the one it had already targeted.
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June 09, 2026
The European Union has trimmed Arsenal FC's application for a trademark covering its famous cannon crest, ruling that the London-based football club cannot exclusively use the logo on toys.
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June 08, 2026
British American Tobacco has failed to convince European officials to scrap a Philip Morris unit's patent for a tobacco-free nicotine pouch after an appellate board found that the company relied on earlier designs that provided different features.