7/6/2026 4:29:09 PM Runway meets race day - M&S holds first ever F1 British Grand Prix pitlane catwalk By Megan Rannard The UK fashion retailer Marks & Spencer ("M&S") held the first ever fashion show in the F1 pit lane at Silverstone on 2 July as part of...
7/6/2026 11:52:21 AM UPC Court of Appeal confirms a lighter-touch test for evidence preservation than for provisional measures By Thomas Prock When TIRU suspected that a waste incineration furnace operated by Valinea Energie infringed its European patent, it did not go straight...
7/3/2026 9:05:08 AM Marks & Clerk named UK Award Winning Law Firm in The Patent Lawyer Law Firm Rankings 2026 By M&C Newsroom We are delighted to have been recognised once again as an Award Winning Law Firm in the UK in The Patent Lawyer Law Firm Rankings 2026....
7/2/2026 4:52:38 PM Understanding AI Provider terms before deployment By Fiona Phillips The Cloud Legal Project at Queen Mary University has done a research paper analysing the different terms of service from the major AI...
7/2/2026 1:55:09 PM Resilience and brand confidence: Key takeaways from the latest Value of Beauty report By Robecca Davey The British Beauty Council's latest Value of Beauty 2026 report is out, offering a fascinating snapshot of the UK personal care sector in...
7/2/2026 1:12:08 PM M&C in the news: FIFA's World Cup tech revolution - and the IP behind the scenes By M&C Newsroom As the drama intensifies and the 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stages gather pace, attention is naturally focused on the players, managers...
7/2/2026 8:40:38 AM The sound of the World Cup - how one patent put the fizz into football By Susan Bradley The 2026 FIFA World Cup is well underway, with the world's greatest football teams competing in a tournament being hosted across the...
7/1/2026 7:37:38 AM Protecting Creativity in Furniture Design By Amy Morris As the Manchester Furniture Show returns on 5–6 July, it will once again bring together designers, manufacturers and retailers to...
6/30/2026 3:05:40 PM The Defence Investment Plan (DIP): A Defining Opportunity for the North West Defence Industry By Mitchell Clark Today’s announcement and publication of the UK Government's Defence Investment Plan is more than another spending announcement. It...
6/30/2026 11:21:08 AM To converge or not to converge? That is the question: post-Brexit UK policy on digital regulation By Eleonor Duhs Last week the EU postponed two meetings: the first was the EU-UK summit, which was pushed back following Kier Starmer’s resignation as...
6/30/2026 8:21:38 AM Cybersquatting: From Typosquatting to Job-Offer Scams By Kimberly Chen The World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) administered over 6,200 domain name disputes in 2025. This is the highest annual...
6/29/2026 3:27:38 PM Who knew the life of a showgirl sometimes involves trade mark battles? By Marcela Carvalho Taylor Swift is known for taking her intellectual property seriously and has vigorously protected her albums and song titles worldwide....
6/29/2026 3:14:08 PM Leave Denied! New Developments in Requests for Leave in Appeals from Trademark Opposition Board Decisions By Michael O'Neill Robert McNaughton In our recent article, we discussed the developing approach to requests for leave to adduce new evidence in appeals to the Federal Court...
6/29/2026 1:00:08 PM Acceleration of adoption of reusable fibre-based e-commerce packaging By Mark Dauncey A recent article in Packaging Insights highlights how DS Smith and its partners are playing a central role in accelerating reusable...
6/26/2026 3:18:08 PM Humans in the loop won't fix AI hallucinations. Here's why. By Fiona Phillips AI hallucinations, the tendency of large language models to generate confident, plausible-sounding falsehoods, are not a bug that will...
6/26/2026 9:48:08 AM Marks & Clerk celebrates recognition from IP STARS in their 2026 Western Europe rankings By M&C Newsroom Marks & Clerk is delighted to have been recognised in the latest IP STARS Western Europe patent and trade mark rankings for 2026....