Intellectual Property News

A German sweet company, Mederer GmbH (the Applicant), has failed in its appeal against trade mark opposition proceedings brought by Cadbury to invalidate its trade mark registratio...

Decision The EU General Court has confirmed OHIM's Board of Appeal decision in rejecting an application for invalidity of the trade mark 'HOT SOX' for hosiery which is registered ...

The Federal Administrative Court in Switzerland recently agreed with the Swiss Intellectual Property Office that Apple's iPhone home button should be refused trade mark registratio...

Luxury brands Cartier International Limited and Montblanc GmbH recently won an important case the result of which means various leading internet service providers (ISPs) are requir...

The three parallel stripes of the Adidas logo, as seen on all of the German company's products, is quite possibly one of the most recognisable and famous trade marks in the world. ...

The EU General Court issued a decision on 24 February rejecting Coca-Cola's Community Trade Mark (CTM) application for the shape of a bottle. Coca-Cola has successfully registered...

There has been some confusion about the implications of a recent decision of the Indonesian Supreme Court relating to trademarks registered in Indonesia by IKEA, the Swedish and fa...

Havana Club rum was first created in Cuba in 1936. It is now one of the bestselling brands of rum in the world. Both the Bermuda-based Bacardi and French-based Pernod Ricard sell r...

In a blow to the Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush, it has been speculated that Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman and fellow front-runner in the presidential elect...

In the recent decision in the case of Antica Azienda Agricola Vitivinicola Dei Conti Leone De Castris Srl v OHIM the General Court dismissed an appeal following a trade mark disput...

Comic Enterprises Ltd v Twentieth Century Fox Corporation The producer of hit US TV show Glee has lost an appeal against an earlier ruling in which it was found liable for tradem...

When consumers think of counterfeiting, they usually think of fake handbags, sunglasses or similar high end luxury consumer items. However, individuals are also attempting to copy ...