The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) formally awarded the geographical indication (GI) registration certificate for T'nalak Tau Sebu on 13 July during the opening activities of the 60th T'nalak Festival. Provincial officials and representatives of seven cooperatives under T'nalak Tau Sebu, Inc. received the certificate. The GI, registered on 4 March 2026, covers the handwoven abaca textile produced by T'boli communities in Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, using traditional backstrap looms and natural dyes. It builds on collective trademark protection secured in 2017 by...
With the 1 July 2026 Phase II start date approaching, EUIPO has issued transitional guidance on the EU design reform package, giving applicants a clearer route through the changeover in terminology, filing practice and procedural handling. The former registered Community design, commonly known as the RCD, will formally move into the new name and framework of the registered EU design, or REUD.The most practical change is the removal of the Locarno class restriction for multiple design applications. Under the old approach, designs included in the same multiple application generally had to...
The UK Intellectual Property Office published its new guidance, How to spot fake fashion when shopping second-hand, on 27 May 2026 and followed it with a press release on 28 May as the resale fashion market continues to expand. Developed with support from Vinted, the guidance gives shoppers a more practical checklist for spotting suspicious pricing, seller behaviour, listing photos, verification services and payment methods. The IPO also said that one in four UK second-hand clothing buyers unknowingly bought a counterfeit online in the last year, while one in three do not check authenticity...
Discussion around deferred publication of UK designs has moved faster than the official text. The headline figure catching everyone’s attention is 30 months. Yet the verified position is narrower: the current UK regime still allows deferment for up to 12 months, and the 2025 government consultation compared 12, 18 and 30-month models while signalling a preference for 18 months rather than an already launched 30-month pilot.Another point is no longer hypothetical. Since 1 April 2026, the DF2C fee to register a previously deferred design has been set at £50. For fast fashion and consumer...
Australian legal outlets Lawyerly and Australasian Lawyer report that Adidas Australia and a second applicant filed trade mark infringement proceedings against the local fashion brand White Fox Boutique in the Federal Court of Australia on 21 September, the matter being logged as Adidas Australia & Anor v White Fox. Adidas and its solicitors Mallesons declined to comment and the pleadings are not yet public; the Australian Financial Review reads the case as most likely challenging stripe motifs on some White Fox designs that resemble the Adidas three-stripe mark, while Trademark Lawyer...
