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3 February 2025

M&C In The News: 'Mind The Gap' In Your Filing Strategy

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Marks & Clerk is one of the UK’s foremost firms of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. Our attorneys and solicitors are wired directly into the UK’s leading business and innovation economies. Alongside this we have offices in 9 international locations covering the EU, Canada and Asia, meaning we offer clients the best possible service locally, nationally and internationally.
Transport for London’s (TfL) recent attempt to trademark the iconic ‘Mind the Gap’ warning announcement, familiar to London Underground passengers...
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Transport for London’s (TfL) recent attempt to trademark the iconic ‘Mind the Gap’ warning announcement, familiar to London Underground passengers, has been opposed by global fashion brand Gap, which claims prior rights to the word “Gap”.

This isn't the first legal battle between the two —they previously reached a settlement agreement in 2004.

Senior Associate and Trademark Attorney Robecca Davey analyses the details and outcome of the case in a recent piece for World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR).

Read the full article below.

A dispute between Transport for London and retailer Gap over a well-known slogan shows how strategic thinking can easily slip through the cracks

www.worldipreview.com/...

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Marks & Clerk is one of the UK’s foremost firms of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys. Our attorneys and solicitors are wired directly into the UK’s leading business and innovation economies. Alongside this we have offices in 9 international locations covering the EU, Canada and Asia, meaning we offer clients the best possible service locally, nationally and internationally.

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