Cadbury has successfully blocked a UK trade mark application by Nestlé for the shape of their KIT KAT four fingered…
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No more “Nicking traffic from the opposition”….?! An AdWords update
In a much anticipated decision, the High Court has recently ruled that M&S had infringed Interflora’s registered trade marks by…
Read More‘Software as such’, a further determination of the meaning in the UK
Case in Point: Apple vs. HTC, Court of Appeal Case numbers A3/2012/2043 and 2044, 3 May 2013 As we move…
Read MoreScrabble tile trade mark no longer deemed registrable
In the UK High Court case J.W. Spear & Sons Limited & Ors v Zynga, Inc. Mattel alleged that Zynga’s…
Read MoreSecond shout pays off for Outburst
Case in Point: T-214/08 Judgement of the General Court, Fifth Chamber, 28 March 2012 Court of Justice of the European…
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Case in Point: O/075/12, Pepsico Inc v Osotspa Co. Ltd Appointed Person, Anna Carboni, 20 February 2012 Are cola flavoured…
Read MoreWhat constitutes genuine use of a Community trade mark?
The Attorney General (AG) of the European Court of Justice has issued her opinion in relation to Leno Merken v…
Read MoreEnlarged Board of Appeal decision issues on correction of errors in European patents
The European Patent Office (EPO) has issued the latest decision from its highest authority, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA)….
Read MoreIP TRANSLATOR and class headings – what next?
The long awaited decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in the IP TRANSLATOR case has…
Read MoreSupplementary protection certificates may have a negative term
The Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) has provided clarification regarding supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) and whether it…
Read MoreHow to assess registered design infringement
The UK Court of Appeal has considered the issue of how to determine when a product creates the same overall…
Read MoreProtection of designs not visible in use
The EU Community Design Registry (OHIM) has provided further guidance relating to the exclusion from registration for designs relating to…
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