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Glaxo sees red over competitors use of the colour purple
Jul 14, 2016
Pharmaceutical company Glaxo Group Limited has failed to prevent their rival, Sandoz, from using the colour purple on an inhaler. Glaxo is the registered owner of EUTM no. 3890126...
Watch Your Mouth – Despite What Your Contract States What You Say and Do Can Vary It
Jul 11, 2016
The recent Court of Appeal decision in MWB Business Exchange Centres Ltd v Rock Advertising Ltd is the second recent Court of Appeal decision on the variation of contracts orally a...
McDonald's Not Clowning Around in Trade Mark Dispute, in Fact, They're 'Lovin' It'!
Jul 11, 2016
Fast food chain McDonald's has been told its trade marks are well-known enough to prevent other applications that use the prefix 'Mac' or 'Mc' in relation to food and drink from be...
'Piz-za the Action' in Recipe Name Dispute
Jul 7, 2016
Background Mr. Alfredo Di Lelio opened a restaurant in Rome in 1914 under the name 'Alfedo All Scrofa'. Soon after he created a recipe for his pregnant wife which was added to th...
Royalty Rates for Use of Musical Works in ITV Broadcasts Determined
Jul 6, 2016
The Copyright Tribunal has ruled on the yearly royalty rate to be paid by ITV Network Ltd, under its licence from PRS for Music (PRS) for the use of musical copyright works in tele...
Pharmaceutical Giant Experiences 'Pain' After Nurofen TV Advert Banned
Jul 4, 2016
The advertising watchdog has banned a TV advertisement for one of the biggest painkiller brands, Nurofen, because it alleged that the product could specifically target joint and ba...
Converse Trade Mark Dispute Partially 'Chucked' Out
Jun 29, 2016
Converse, the manufacturer of the eponymous Chuck Taylor trainer, has been handed a mixed ruling at the US International Trade Commission (ITC). The agency said that Wal-Mart, Ske...
Cosmetics company far from 'made-up' as Swiss Court holds that sales to a subsidiary do not constitute use
Jun 23, 2016
Pierre Fabre is a French multinational pharmaceutical and cosmetics company. They manufacture and supply cosmetics products including a face cream sold under the trade mark ELUAGE...
Another Bite Out of Apple in China
Jun 21, 2016
It is usually the major brands that target smaller companies for patent infringement. However, in a classic case of David v Goliath one of China's low-cost and relatively small sca...
Barcelona "Cule"-less in Trademark Dispute
Jun 20, 2016
A decision by the European General Court has provided guidance on demonstrating genuine use of an earlier trade mark in opposition proceedings and the importance of filing document...
No Bed of Roses for Guns N' Roses Frontman
Jun 15, 2016
Axl Rose, frontman of the band Guns N' Roses, has been reported (see the Inquisitr or Torrentfreak articles here) as having sent take-down notices to websites, including Google aff...
Mars Going Nuts in Sweden after M&M Trademark Infringement Decision
Jun 13, 2016
Modelez (which is very closely linked to Kraft and includes confectionery and snacks following a spin off - see the Wall Street Journal article for a timeline) has triumphed in a S...
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