With the assistance of Barker Brettell LLP’s Lucy Walker, Comic Enterprises Limited, which trades as “The Glee Club” (Glee) has…
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Battle of the Bristol cafés – just award of costs
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC), formerly known as the Patents County Court for England and Wales until its change…
Read MoreNo CLUBCARD points for Tesco
Tesco’s trade mark applications for the CLUBCARD mark and the stylised variation thereof, have been refused by the UK Intellectual…
Read MoreNestlé still refusing to have a break, in the fight for fingers
Last summer we reported on the fact that Cadbury had successfully opposed a UK trade mark application by Nestlé for…
Read MoreRegister in black and white, use in colour – what does this mean for your UK trade marks?
The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has issued its first Tribunal Practice Note of 2014 relating to the relevance of colour…
Read MoreWhen should a case be put on hold? Revised guidance issued on staying patent validity cases in the English courts
Patent litigation in Europe is currently complicated by a system of dual jurisdiction over the validity of patents granted by…
Read MorePlace-based problems
Background to the dispute On 29 April 2002, the intervener, Castel Frères SAS, filed a CTM Application No. 2678167 CASTEL…
Read MoreCommon sense prevails over common-law in the English courts
For many centuries the law of England and Wales has been governed by the principle of equity, a principle which…
Read MoreWhen trade marks and registered designs collide: highlighter pens draw attention to the use of trade marks to invalidate registered Community designs
Trade marks and registered designs can complement each other and they can also come into conflict with each other. Several…
Read MoreCadbury’s purple battle continues…
We have previously reported a decision by the High Court and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) which accepted…
Read MoreInnovative designs enjoy broader protection than you might expect
If you have been on holiday this summer, you cannot have failed to have noticed an array of children’s suitcases…
Read MoreSKYDRIVE too close to SKY
British Sky Broadcasting Group Plc (BSB) has been successful in the UK High Court in a claim of trade mark infringement…
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