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Telephone Ringtone Too Ordinary for EU Trade Mark Registration

Telephone Ringtone Too Ordinary for EU Trade Mark Registration

Oct 6, 2016
Globo Comunicação e Participações (GCP), a leading media group in Brazil, has been refused registration of an EU sound mark. The application, which was filed in April 2014, was r...
Rangers Trade Mark Disagreement

Rangers Trade Mark Disagreement

Oct 5, 2016
Rangers Football Club have been engaged in a dispute with a rugby fan, Mr Russell Campbell, over the football club's application to register a trade mark for "RFC" and "R.F.C" in a...
EU Trade Mark Refused Due To Geographical Restriction

EU Trade Mark Refused Due To Geographical Restriction

Oct 4, 2016
In the recent case of Internet Consulting GmbH v European Union Intellectual Property Office (Case T-11/15), the General Court (GC) has discussed the possibilities of having trade ...
EU Trademark Confusion Dependent on Language

EU Trademark Confusion Dependent on Language

Oct 3, 2016
A recent reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has resulted in the clarification of an interesting point of law concerning injunctions relating to European...
RoboCopp Security Firm Go Into Battle With Orion Pictures Corporation

RoboCopp Security Firm Go Into Battle With Orion Pictures Corporation

Sep 29, 2016
RoboCopp LLC is an American company that specialises in personal security. They are known for having invented a personal alarm which they named SOUND GRENADE.  In June 2016 RoboCop...
Scotch Whisky Is Granted Trade Mark Protection In Taiwan

Scotch Whisky Is Granted Trade Mark Protection In Taiwan

Sep 27, 2016
Scotch Whisky has been granted trade mark protection after the application of the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA) to register the name in Taiwan was successful. The protection will...
Iceland and Trade Marks

Iceland and Trade Marks

Sep 26, 2016
Iceland is in the spotlight in the trade mark world, following a number of legal disputes regarding the use of the word "Iceland" in trade marks. Iceland Foods has been, since 201...
Swatch Take A Bite Out Of Apple In Trade Mark Dispute

Swatch Take A Bite Out Of Apple In Trade Mark Dispute

Sep 20, 2016
It can sometimes seem like Apple is taking over the world, with its products increasingly ubiquitous and new launches hotly anticipated. They have however experienced some negative...
Trade Mark Cancelled Due To Similarity With EU Flag

Trade Mark Cancelled Due To Similarity With EU Flag

Sep 14, 2016
An interesting case has been decided in Germany recently where the European Union has been successful in obtaining the cancellation of a trade mark which it claimed infringed on th...
ASOS Pays Out £20million in Trade Mark Dispute

ASOS Pays Out £20million in Trade Mark Dispute

Sep 9, 2016
ASOS, the UK based online fashion and beauty store aimed at young adults, has been left counting the significant cost of having settled a trade mark dispute with two European rival...
The Sky's the Limit

The Sky's the Limit

Aug 25, 2016
Skyscape Cloud Services Ltd v Sky Plc and others [2016] EWHC 1340 (IPEC) Sky plc were formed in 1990 and merged with British Satellite Broadcasting becoming the UK's largest digit...
Company Founder Loses Karen Millen Brand Dispute

Company Founder Loses Karen Millen Brand Dispute

Aug 22, 2016
The High Court has ruled against individual Karen Millen (Millen) in a long running contract dispute with her former company for the right to trade under her own name (the Brand) i...
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