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Novagraaf Group
The UKIPO recently handed down a favourable decision for the car giant Tesla which successfully invalidated a UK trademark registration for TESLA CHICKEN & PIZZA held by a small fast food shop.
HGF Ltd
In a nutshell, yes it can! As long as the sign itself functions as a trade mark and fulfils the basic criteria of being a source identifier and distinguishing goods from different undertakings.
HGF Ltd
Omega is certainly one of the luxury brands that can be categorised in this way. But for many, the luxury watch market is not a realistic space and the price tag for many of these watches...
Marks & Clerk
As fashion brands explore blockchain, AI tools, and NFTs, it is tech-savvy lawyers who steer them in the right direction. Muireann Bolger from leading IP publication...
ENS
A recent UK trade mark judgment generated huge public interest. It was, as is so often the case in the UK, one of those classic supermarket look-alike cases.
Gowling WLG
The Court of Appeal ("CoA") has confirmed an infringement finding by HHJ Hacon that Aldi's light up glitter-globe gin/liqueur bottles infringe M&S' registered design rights.
Marks & Clerk
In a judgment handed down yesterday, 6 March 2024, the UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed Amazon's appeal in their fight with Lifestyle Equities...
Potter Clarkson
Some luxury fashion houses have their own signature patterns: The Burberry check, Louis Vuitton Damier Azur and Prada Symbole being the most famous examples.
Potter Clarkson
The primary competitive advantage for many businesses, including those in the fashion industry, is innovation. So where does intellectual property (IP) fit in? In this article we explore...
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
In the age of global consumerism, international retail brands often have different websites and functionalities tailored to customers according to where they are located around the world.
Venner Shipley
Following its victory in the High Court (see our article here), Marks & Spencer (‘M&S') has emerged triumphant against Aldi in the latter's appeal to the Court of Appeal.
Novagraaf Group
An important decision handed down by the UK Court of Appeal in November 2023 indicates the judiciary's willingness to diverge from retained EU case law – in this case in relation to trademark acquiescence.
IR Global
At the core of the definition, a Parallel import is a non-counterfeit product imported from another country without the permission of the intellectual property owner.
HGF Ltd
Traditionally, trade marks have been associated with brand names, logos, and slogans. However, in today's dynamic business landscape...
Marks & Clerk
The recent release of Palworld, an open world survival game dubbed by the internet as "Pokémon with guns"...
European Union
Novagraaf Group
Na het aflopen van de Brexit-overgangsperiode, waarin nieuwe jurisprudentie van de EU-rechtbanken niet langer bindend was voor Britse rechtbanken, was het slechts een kwestie...
Venner Shipley
In a significant development for legal representation before the General Court and the Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU'), the recent case of bonnanwalt v EUIPO...
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ENS
This article considers an unusual, but potentially significant UK trade mark judgment dealing with post-sale confusion. The case referred to is Iconix Luxembourg Holdings SARL v Dream Pairs Europe Inc. and another.
Brown Rudnick LLP
Yesterday, Wednesday 6 March, the U.K. Supreme Court released its judgment in the case Lifestyle Equities v Amazon.
Bristows
In an eagerly anticipated decision, yesterday the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed Amazon's appeal regarding the marketing and sales of "BEVERLY HILLS POLO CLUB"...
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