Steven Mather Solicitor in Leicester
Approachable, Experienced, Recommended Lawyer for Business
Steven Mather Solicitor was recently instructed in respect of a Trade Mark Opposition that a client had received. Here’s the background, what happened and how we successfully managed to resolve the matter to the client’s satisfaction. Our client, Multipoint Lock …
The Swedish oat milk brand Oatly is seeking to stop an apparent competitor Glebe Farm Foods. In a claim in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, Oatly claims trade mark infringement and passing off. Oatly, who originate from Malmo Sweden, recently …
The Court of Appeal has reiterated the principle that where a person signs a contract in their own name and with no qualification as to the capacity in which they sign, they will be a party to the contract – …
We’re told that Coronavirus CoVid-19 not only causes problems when you have it, but can cause a multitude of symptoms months later. Known as Long Covid, it’s becoming a plague of malaise for workers throughout the country and it’s impacting …
On Monday 26th April 2021 I’m doing a webinar live stream as it’s World Intellectual Property Day. It’s free and will be live-streamed to my Facebook and YouTube. It’s at 12 noon online. Here’s the links you’ll need: YouTube: http://YouTube.com/stevenmathersolicitorFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/stevenmathersolicitor I’ll be …
All over the news yesterday has the story that Marks and Spencer have filed court papers suing Aldi for trademark infringement and passing off over M&S’s Colin and Connie the Caterpillar. It was very widely reported and went viral on …
The phrase “one more thing” has become almost synonymous with Steve Jobs, Apple’s founder, used at its product launches since 1998. And so when Swatch sought to register SWATCH ONE MORE THING and ONE MORE THING as a trademark, Apple …
On 18 March 2021, the ASA published a report entitled Influencer Ad Disclosure on Social Media, which sets out the findings of a three-week compliance monitoring exercise undertaken in September 2020. The ASA monitored the accounts of 122 influencers it had …
A study of over 5,000 employees carried out in late 2020 by research company Gartner has revealed that the COVID-19 pandemic has caused 29% of employees to feel depressed. 49% of employees interviewed stated that they had taken part in …
Following last month’s landmark Supreme Court ruling that its drivers are workers under UK employment legislation, Uber has announced that from 17 March 2021 all of its drivers, irrespective of their age, will receive at least the National Living Wage …