IPO Issues New Guidance on Trade Mark Specifications Following Supreme Court Ruling
The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has published revised guidance for trade mark applicants in the wake of a landmark Supreme Court ruling in SkyKick UK Ltd and another v Sky Ltd and others. The judgment, which centred on the issue of bad faith in trade mark registrations, has led to immediate changes in how applications will be assessed. The IPO’s updated Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 1/25) offers clarification on trade mark specifications and sets out when applicants might come under scrutiny for submitting overly broad claims. What Applicants Need to Know IPO examiners will now consider whether the wording [...]