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Tarnished by Association? The Importance of Perception in a Name
Jun 17, 2016
Everybody has heard of 'ISIS' (otherwise known as the Islamic State or IS) a jihadist militant group that follows a fundamentalist doctrine of Sunni Islam which is very rarely out ...
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...
Rubik's Cube Trade Mark a Real Puzzle for the Courts
Jun 10, 2016
The owners of the Rubik's Cube look set to lose the EU trade mark they hold over the 3D shape of the puzzle following a recent Advocate General (AG) opinion which confirmed that th...
'MERCK': Still Very Much a Globally Divided Brand
Jun 9, 2016
We previously reported on a case in the Chancery Division of the High Court, in which German company, Merck KGaA, succeeded in a claim of trade mark infringement against US Company...
Louboutin Trade Mark Rejection - 'Shape' Question Referred to CJEU
Jun 6, 2016
We recently reported on the rejection by the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property of a trade mark application by Christian Louboutin following news that the Swiss Feder...
Beach Club Swims Into An Ocean Of Trouble
Jun 3, 2016
Ice Mountain Ibiza, the owners of Ocean Beach Club in Ibiza, have failed in their appeal to the General Court of the European Union to register a figurative trade mark (which can b...
Swiss Court Shines a Light on Positional Trade Mark Criteria
Jun 2, 2016
German company Zweibrüder Optoelectrics has been refused trade mark protection in Switzerland following its application covering the size and positioning of holes in the end of a l...
Donald Aiming to Trump US Tax System by Moving Trademarks to Delaware
Jun 2, 2016
It has been revealed that the Republican presidential candidate and billionaire businessman Donald Trump has moved his portfolio of trademarks to a company in Delaware which could ...
Glasgow Market in 'Em-BARRAS-ing' Fake Goods Operation
Jun 1, 2016
Police and Trading Standards officers have seized up to £30 million worth of fake goods from the Barras Market in Glasgow. As part of Operation Salang organised as a joint operati...
Continued "GLEE" for Comedy Club in Trade Mark Dispute Appeal
May 31, 2016
The UK based comedy venue, The Glee Club, has been successful in the Court of Appeal in respect of a judgment reserved from an earlier decision. The appeal related to an appeal by...
Trade Mark Rejected Due to Earlier San Miguel Mark
May 27, 2016
A French company (the Applicant) has failed in its appeal against the rejection of its EU trade mark Application. The Application was rejected on the basis of an Earlier Mark, 'BLU...
Louboutin Seeing Red - Application Refused in Switzerland
May 26, 2016
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court issued a decision on 27 April, agreeing with the Swiss IPO decision to refuse a trade mark application to register the colour red on the sole...
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