Monday 12 December 2011

Who owns that menu?

A restaurant, with a well-known proprietor, has recently been accused of copying another restaurant’s menu and branding in what is an increasingly challenging area of IP law.

Whilst there are doubtless similarities between the two menus in terms of content and layout, being able to prove that someone has copied such an item (which in addition features rather commonplace dishes) is a difficult – if not almost impossible – task.

Read more in the November Newsletter from the Intellectual Property Office.


No comments: