Contentious IP

High Court or IPEC proceedings relating to:

Trade Mark infringement;
Passing off;
Copyright infringement;
Patent infringement;
Validity proceedings.

Tribunal proceedings at UK and EU level including:

Trade Mark opposition;
Trade Mark invalidation;
Non-use trade mark cancellation;
Company name objections;
Patent and registered design invalidation;
and Appeal of adverse decisions in all of the above proceedings.

ADR proceedings including:

domain name disputes;
Advertising Standards complaints.

UKIPO and European Patent Office Proceedings listing:

Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office, acting on behalf of Patentees and Opponents;
Patentability proceedings at the UKIPO;
Entitlement disputes.

Enforcing and Defending your IP Rights

Patent Oppositions and Appeal;
Entitlement Disputes;
Coexistence and Settlement Agreements.

There is nothing to be gained from conflict for conflict’s sake, and Harrison IP will always endeavour to resolve IP disputes with what is optimal for your business in mind. We go into all disputes (whether initiating or defending them for you) with the idea that a mutually acceptable settlement is at least possible, if not always achievable.

Sometimes, though, formal proceedings (or a full-throated defence of such proceedings) are the appropriate next step when negotiations break down or go nowhere. Harrison IP has the experience and skill to negotiate these choppy waters for you.

In addition to formulation and drafting of all manner of IP-related letters before claim and cease and desist letters, Harrison IP can handle the launch or defence of the following proceedings including:

High Court or IPEC (Intellectual Property Enterprise Court) proceedings;
Tribunal proceedings at UK and EU level;
ADR proceedings;
Opposition and Appeal proceedings at the European Patent Office, acting on behalf of Patentees and Opponents;
Patentability proceedings at the UKIPO
Entitlement disputes.

Including Management of all of the above proceedings around the world through our network of trusted foreign associates.

April 8, 2024

EU passes new law on geographical indicatiors

On 26 March 2024, the European Council adopted a new regulation on geographical indicators (“GI”) for agricultural products, wines, and spirits. Geographical indicators, sometimes also known as “protected designations of origin” confer rights that are not dissimilar to ordinary trade mark rights in the name of a place or region as it related to and insamuch … Read More

by Mark Smith

April 4, 2024

EU trade mark registrations no longer cover Jersey (and haven’t for quite some time)

For the uninitiated, Jersey (formally “The Bailiwick of Jersey”) is a self-governing, British Crown Dependency (located just off the coast of France) with its own parliament and laws. Trade mark holders have long been able to obtain Jersey-specific trade mark rights via extension (or “re-registration”) of an already existing UK trade mark right registered nationally … Read More

by Mark Smith

February 29, 2024

UK Court of Appeal finds for M&S against Aldi in Registered Design Battle of the Gin Bottles

Marks & Spencer’s registered designs to “snow globe” gin bottles were held to be infringed by Aldi’s look-a-like products in court of appeal Case No: CA-2023-000521. In the assessment of the registered designs, the court inspected a physical example of the M&S product. The court found that the designers of the M&S Product had had … Read More

by Julia D'Arcy

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