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Dior in Trade Mark Fight with Adult Star
Nov 22, 2022
Everybody no doubt has heard of Christian Dior, the famous French fashion house, and the value of their brand and their trade marks is one of their main business assets. Fewer peop...
Banksy's Monkeys Back to Business
Nov 17, 2022
Back in May 2021, we reported on the European Union Intellectual Property Office's ("EUIPO") decision to declare Banksy’s well-known “monkey sign” trade mark “invalid in its entire...
All I Want is to be the Queen of Christmas
Nov 16, 2022
Mariah Carey has found herself on Santa’s naughty list this year after the US Trade Mark Trial and Appeal Board ruled against Carey’s attempt to trade mark the name “Queen of Chris...
Too Savage for Vogue
Nov 11, 2022
Rappers Drake and 21 Savage - whose real name is Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph - (“the Rappers”), have been sued by global mass media company and publisher of Vogue magazine, Condé Nas...
Putin Trade Mark Laws to the Test
Nov 9, 2022
Amidst the western sanctions placed on Russia following the invasion of Ukraine, the head of the state, Vladimir Putin has authorised parallel imports for various popular alcoholic...
Maya In A Jama Over Trade Mark Application
Nov 8, 2022
Maya Jama is a well-known TV and radio presenter and DJ. Like many other celebrities she has sought to capitalise on her fame by branching out and launching ranges of fashion, cosm...
Battle of the Supermarkets
Nov 2, 2022
Tesco has made steps to revive part of its claim against German-owned supermarket Lidl. Back in 2021, Lidl sued Tesco, alleging trade mark infringement over Tesco’s Clubcard log...
Battle of the Bulls
Oct 31, 2022
Last year we reported on a Norwich based gin maker, Bullards, applying to register its name as a trade mark at the UK Intellectual Property Office (“UKIPO”). Global energy drinks f...
UKIPO Publishes Updated Equality and Diversity Information
Oct 17, 2022
Earlier this month the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) released updated information about its equality objectives and how it aims to meet them. The rolling page on the U...
Life Isn't a Festival In Trade Mark Cases
Oct 11, 2022
The famous Californian music festival, Coachella, and its organiser Goldenvoice have filed a claim for trade mark infringement against a Ghanaian-based music festival called Afroch...
Bell Rings For Tacos In Trade Mark Dispute
Oct 4, 2022
It is important to file trade marks to protect your brand as soon as possible, as the UK is, with certain exceptions, a first-to-file jurisdiction which means that whoever files fo...
Dior Saddled with Rejection
Sep 28, 2022
Luxury fashion house Christian Dior (“Dior”) has lost an appeal to register the shape of its Saddle Bag as a trade mark in the European Union. Dior filed an application back in ...
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