Featured in this week's The Trademark Lawyer newsletter 📢 Did Transport for London need to mind the gap? Read the full news article here 👉 trademarklawyermagazine.com/did-transport-… #trademarklawyer #news #TFL #GAP #GAPclothing #mindthegap #IPdispute #IPlaw Stobbs

This month has seen the publication of the 2024 version of the Review of Notorious Markets for #Counterfeiting and #Piracy by the Office of the United States Trade Representative. It has some useful take aways... iamstobbs.com/opinion/notori…

January 2025 has seen two recent news stories of particular significance from a #brandprotection and #onlinesecurity point of view. Namely, the temporary ban in the US of TikTok US and Donald J. Trump launching a meme-inspired #cryptocurrency... iamstobbs.com/opinion/januar…

It's that magical time of the year again! We were happy to see our brilliant team and unique offering recognised in the World Trademark Review WTR 1000 again this year... iamstobbs.com/news/stobbs-re…

Following the news of the announced closure of many of the physical stores of the 200+ year-old UK-based retailer WHSmith, we conduct an overview of the #domains landscape relating to the brand... iamstobbs.com/insights/alas-…

On 4th March 2025, USPTO posted a warning on social media of two fake sites impersonating the agency. Any brand can be targeted by impersonation scams, but there are solutions... iamstobbs.com/insights/pokin… #brandprotection #scams #trademarks

We’re thrilled to welcome back David Barnett 🇬🇧, Brand Protection Strategist and IA Executive at Stobbs IP Limited 🇬🇧, as a returning speaker at Domain Summit Europe 2025! David joined Stobbs in 2023 to supercharge their brand monitoring game. With 20 years in the field, he

The ABC Islands – more precisely, #Aruba, #Bonaire and #Curaçao - form part of the Dutch #Caribbean and are part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. We take a look at #trademarks protection in the ABC Islands, and the variations between islands... iamstobbs.com/insights/its-n…

As we approach 1 June 2025, #brands doing business in #Quebec are reminded of the coming into force of new #legislation that places new restrictions on the use of English and other non-French #trademarks... iamstobbs.com/insights/remin…

How can a trailblazer influencer protect themselves from others who mimic their style to unfair commercial advantage? A short, sharp answer is to build a ‘brand’, not just an ‘aesthetic’. Vague claims and vanilla imagery don’t stand up in court... iamstobbs.com/insights/how-t…

In an appeal to the General Court, well-known drinks company, Schweppes were successful in maintaining their “MAY TEA” trade mark registrations... iamstobbs.com/insights/a-bit… #trademarks #intellectualproperty #law

During the Spring of 2025, a campaign of #scams emerged, in which fraudsters have been impersonating trademark law firms. #Analysis and #investigation techniques can connect infringements and provide early identification of sites which may be a threat... iamstobbs.com/insights/using…

A EU General Court decision has reshaped the landscape of protected designation of origin #disputes for #trademarks that incorporate PDO terms for unrelated goods. We unpack the ruling’s implications and contextualize it within PDO #caselaw... iamstobbs.com/insights/queve…

Changes are coming to UK #trademark #law, and if you’ve ever used – or advised on – series mark applications, it’s time to pay attention. For #brands, this means making some strategic decisions about what’s worth protecting – and what’s not... iamstobbs.com/insights/from-…

A big thanks to the The Luxury Law Alliance and Summit, and Sarah Fellows and Danijela Grubac, who accepted our award for IP Team of the Year at the Luxury Law Awards this week. #luxurylawsummit #luxurylawalliance

A recent Court of Appeal decision revolved around the fast-food chain, Morleys UK, and use of a similar #trademark by a lesser-known chain called Metro’s. The case shows that a mere lookalike can lead to confusion irrespective of the brand names... trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/2025/06/17/mmm…

As the build-up to the second round of the new-#gTLDs programme continues towards its launch in April 2026, it is important for #brands to be aware that ICANN has announced changes to the way multiple languages are supported within the programme... iamstobbs.com/insights/the-n…

In late May, the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore launched their SG #TradeMarks Fast programme. This allows the examination of a Singapore trade mark application to be accelerated. Careful thought should be made to filing strategy... iamstobbs.com/insights/speed…

The ability to rank results according to the level of threat they pose is a key component of many brand protection services, offering the ability to identify priority targets. We look at how to do this effectively... iamstobbs.com/insights/notor… #brandprotection #domains #IP

The Supreme Court has ruled on Iconix v Dream Pairs case, and this provides guidance on how post-sale confusion evidence will be incorporated into the assessment of similarity in a #trademarks context... iamstobbs.com/insights/heel-…