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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 ...
NBA Star Slam Dunked in Trade Mark Dispute
Sep 27, 2022
It is not uncommon to hear about famous people, including sports stars, obtaining trade mark protection for their names or other famous elements to protect and monetise their brand...
Crocs are snapping back
Sep 23, 2022
American footwear company Crocs, Inc (“Crocs”) has settled a dispute with multinational retail corporation Walmart. Crocs issued proceedings against 21 companies back in July 20...
Truth Isn’t Very Social For Trump TM Application
Sep 20, 2022
Donald Trump’s ‘Truth Social’ social network does not appear to have been the success that the former President hoped it would be, after its launch following Mr Trump being banned ...
Chinese National Intellectual Property Administration to monitor platform take down services
Sep 5, 2022
The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has announced plans to supervise and oversee trade mark take down procedures on e-commerce platforms. CNIPA has e...
No Rain on Prince's Parade
Sep 1, 2022
The estate of late singer - songwriter Prince has won a trade mark dispute over Bang Energy’s “Purple Rain” energy drink. A subsidiary of Bang Energy tried to register “Purple R...
No Tick for Geiger
Aug 31, 2022
Footwear design John Geiger and multinational corporation Nike have come to an agreement over a trade mark dispute. Geiger claims the parties have amicably settled the dispute. ...
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