Kate O'Rourke - February 25, 2025 UK IPO support for SMEs The UK Intellectual Property Office will now contribute funding of up to £5,000 (inclusive of VAT) ...
Andy King - November 27, 2024 Bad Faith or Business Strategy? Sky vs. SkyKick Sets a Precedent The long running saga of the battle between Sky Ltd (“Sky”) and SkyKick UK Ltd (“SkyKick”) is ...
Joanna Smith - October 17, 2024 Chambers & Partners 2025 legal guide - Band 1 We are proud to have once again been ranked Band 1 (gold) in Chambers & Partners 2025 legal ...
Joanna Smith - October 2, 2024 Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2025 We are extremely proud to once again be ranked tier one for our patent and trade mark practices in ...
Joanna Smith - October 19, 2023 Chambers & Partners 2024 legal guide - Band 1 We are proud to have once again been ranked Band 1 (gold) in Chambers & Partners 2024 legal ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 5, 2023 Chartered Trade Mark Attorneys – your key business ally In the past few years there has been an upsurge in the number of unqualified and unregulated ...
Joanna Smith - October 5, 2023 Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2024 We are extremely proud to once again be ranked tier one for our patent and trade mark practices in ...
Kate O'Rourke - May 11, 2023 Meet The Team: Kate O'Rourke, Partner, Chartered Trade Mark Attorney As part of our 'meet the team' series, we talk to Chartered Trade Mark Attorney, Kate O’Rourke ...
Joanna Smith - April 26, 2023 MIP IP STARS: Top 250 Women in IP 2023 Congratulations to Kate O'Rourke who has been recognised in Managing IP: IP STARS Top 250 Women in ...
Jacqueline Murphy - March 7, 2023 Come and join us for a ‘Celebration of all things Singapore’ We are excited to be in Singapore for INTA 2023 and very much hope that you can join us at our ...
Joanna Smith - February 20, 2023 WTR 1000 - The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2023 We are delighted be ranked silver for prosecution and strategy in WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading ...
Jacqueline Murphy - November 21, 2022 Pharma Trade Marks: Exhaustion and Parallel Trade in the UK - Special Report 2022 We are excited to announce the release of our latest special report Pharma Trade Marks: Exhaustion ...
Jacqueline Murphy - October 25, 2022 Top Tier in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal guide We are proud to have once again been ranked Band 1 (gold) in Chambers & Partners 2023 legal ...
Jacqueline Murphy - October 14, 2022 Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2023 We are extremely proud to be ranked tier one for our patent and trade mark practices in the 2023 ...
Kate O'Rourke - August 11, 2022 Consequences of Brexit on trademarks and designs Just over six years ago, the United Kingdom voted to exit the European Union. With most of the ...
Jacqueline Murphy - June 20, 2022 Mewburn Ellis ranked Tier 1 for Patent prosecution in MIP IP STARS 2022 We are delighted to once again be ranked Tier 1 for Patent Prosecution UK in MIP IP STARS 2022.
Kate O'Rourke - April 22, 2022 A Tribute to Stephen Lawrence – his life, legacy and the long road to justice Stephen Lawrence Day is celebrated annually on 22 April to honour the life and legacy of Stephen ...
Jacqueline Murphy - March 23, 2022 Non-traditional pharmaceutical trade marks - new special report We are excited to announce the launch of our latest special report Non-traditional pharmaceutical ...
Jacqueline Murphy - March 4, 2022 WTR 1000 - The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2022 We are delighted be ranked silver for prosecution and strategy in WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 28, 2021 Brexit trade mark refilings - was 30 September 2021 really the final deadline? For most EU trade mark owners, 30 September 2021 was the final day to refile EU trade mark ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 14, 2021 Uncharted territory – your IP rights post-Brexit 30 September saw the passing of the final deadline for owners of EU trade mark and design rights to ...
Jacqueline Murphy - September 30, 2021 Mewburn Ellis: top tier firm Legal 500 2022 Mewburn Ellis is proud to be ranked top tier for our patent and trade mark practices in the 2022 ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 14, 2021 Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights X Fashion Industry: Fight fake fashion Combatting counterfeit goods is a key commercial and strategic consideration in the fashion ...
Karolina Fryzlewicz - September 10, 2021 Intellectual Property Rights X Fashion Shows: Brand protection on the “legal runway” In the fashion industry, intellectual property rights such as trade marks, copyright and design ...
Jacqueline Murphy - July 20, 2021 WTR Global Leaders 2021 Congratulations to our former Head of Trade Marks Kate O'Rourke on being listed as a WTR Global ...
Kate O'Rourke - May 26, 2021 Protecting your brand - trade mark or design, or both? Logos, shape marks, packaging and containers, and distinctive features or decoration. These are all ...
Kate O'Rourke - April 23, 2021 Impact of Brexit on pending EU trade mark applications Trade mark owners should be alert to the deadline of 30th September 2021 to re-file EU trade mark ...
Jacqueline Murphy - February 17, 2021 World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2021 Mewburn Ellis is delighted to once again be ranked in World Trademark Review 1000, the research ...
Andy King - January 1, 2020 Webinar - What does Brexit really mean for trade marks, designs and patents? The UK formally left the EU at 11pm GMT on 31 December 2020. This webinar gives an overview of the ...
Kate O'Rourke - December 16, 2020 Brexit has happened - what you need to know about the impact on trade marks Kate O’Rourke sets out the principles for UK and EU trade mark protection which came into force ...
Richard Johnson - November 29, 2020 Deep trouble: what can happen when we can’t sleep? It has perhaps never been harder for us to get our heads down. But could new technology come to the ...
Kate O'Rourke - November 20, 2020 UKIPO confirms new ‘Address for Service’ rules CITMA is celebrating a major victory on Brexit in the wake of the UKIPO’s latest “address for ...
Kate O'Rourke - October 29, 2020 Impact of Brexit on designs – an update As of 1st January 2021, Registered Community Designs (RCDs), unregistered Community designs (UCDs) ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 30, 2020 Renewal of EU trade marks post-Brexit Owners of EU Trade Marks (EUTMs) which are due to be renewed after 31st December 2020 will need to ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 15, 2020 Facing facts: How the rise of face coverings has brought IP risks Forward: features discuss and celebrate the best of innovation and exploration from the scientific ...
Kate O'Rourke - September 1, 2020 The benefits of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to brands and businesses Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is standard practice for most business. No matter what the ...
Kate O'Rourke - August 11, 2020 Team Home or Team Office: the challenges of a COVID-19 secure workplace Solicitor Hilda-Georgina Kwafo-Akoto discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic could be a catalyst for ...
Kate O'Rourke - July 29, 2020 The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court - ongoing success for brand owners Since 1990 businesses seeking to defend their intellectual property (IP) rights in the UK have had ...
Kate O'Rourke - May 6, 2020 Counterfeit contagion: fraudulent activities spread amid coronavirus (COVID-19) The COVID-19 outbreak has caused disruption to manufacturing operations on a global scale. Lockdown ...
Jacqueline Murphy - May 5, 2020 IP STARS 2020: The leading practitioners in IP Congratulations to Sofia Arenal, Chris Denison, Stephen Gill, Sean Jauss, Kate O’Rourke, Nick ...
Kate O'Rourke - March 9, 2020 When the sky is not the limit: Issues facing businesses when expanding services and products Conflicting views on the legitimacy of filing trademarks with broad lists of goods and services ...
Jacqueline Murphy - February 17, 2020 World Trademark Review 1000: The World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2020 Mewburn Ellis is delighted to once again be ranked in World Trade Mark Review 1000, the research ...
Kate O'Rourke - December 2, 2019 The Aboriginal flag dispute in focus: who owns the right to use? The Australian government is considering whether to compulsorily acquire the rights to use the ...
Kate O'Rourke - June 21, 2019 Three-stripes and you’re out: Adidas lose trade mark battle Adidas’ famed three-stripe logo has been deemed as lacking “distinctive character”. The General ...
Jacqueline Murphy - June 17, 2019 Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars 2019 We are delighted to be ranked in Managing Intellectual Property: IP Stars for 2019.
