‘The extent to which holders of UK and EU trade mark rights can object to others using their marks to promote products listed for sale in online global marketplaces is to be considered by the UK Supreme Court in an upcoming case involving e-commerce giant Amazon.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Puma SE (Puma) brought an application against Transport for London (TfL) after TfL removed Puma’s adverts from Wembley Park Tube Station three days before the Women’s Euro finals.’
Mills & Reeve, 13th July 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Two UK supermarket giants are at loggerheads in London’s High Court in a war over logos.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Marks & Spencer said it has reached an “amicable resolution” with a confectionery company in a row over the Percy Pigs sweets.’
BBC News, 8th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tesco has undervalued the damage it did to the Lidl brand by its use of a blue and yellow logo to promote prices promotions, the High Court heard yesterday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A small business owner who is in a naming rights row with a French social media app that has the same name has hit out at its “threatening” conduct. Batool Zaidi filed to register the name of her womenswear company, BeReal, in the UK in November 2020 – a year before the French namesake filed in the UK.’
BBC News, 19th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rebekah Vardy trademarked the phrase “Wagatha Christie” after losing her libel case against Coleen Rooney.’
BBC News, 19th April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tesco may have to stop using a blue and yellow logo to promote its Clubcard loyalty scheme after the high court found it had copied a design by Lidl.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In this post, Mark Chapman and Alisha Young (both associates within the Insurance Group at CMS) preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Lifestyle Equities C.V. and Anor v Ahmed and Anor. The appeal was heard by the Supreme Court on 20 & 21 February 2023 and judgment is presently awaited.’
UKSC Blog, 8th March 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill will fundamentally change the UK’s post-Brexit legal landscape if it becomes law, including impacting intellectual property (IP) related legislation.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th November 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Assertions that a trade mark has been registered in bad faith should be assumed to be true unless the trade mark holder can provide evidence to demonstrate otherwise, the Court of Appeal has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th November 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Once a trade mark application has successfully passed the examination of the UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO), it is published in the Trade Marks Journal. The application is then open for others to oppose its registration. This brief summary explains the procedures for opposing trade mark applications in the UK and for defending an opposition. The proceedings are the same for national UK filings as well as for international registrations designated to the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A boutique owner who took on the world’s largest fashion retailer and won is urging other independent stores to stand up to big business.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman said she was “devastated” to be in a dispute with Microsoft over the name of her business that helps children with literacy.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Civil litigation should be conducted “with cards on the table – face up” and the courts should not “sanction an act of deliberate concealment” by one of the parties, appeal judges have ruled.’
Legal Futures, 10th May 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The owner of one of London’s most famous hotels has asked a judge to jail a 64-year-old divorcee for infringing a trade mark.’
The Independent, 21st February 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The English courts can still grant a pan-EU trade mark injunction in proceedings commenced before the end of the Brexit implementation period, the High Court has confirmed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th December 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two new sentencing guidelines for sentencing individuals or companies that sell or possess counterfeit goods intended for sale were published by the Sentencing Council today, following consultation.’
Sentencing Council, 5th August 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘There really was a battle of Revolax between Russia and Sweden in 1808 but that has nothing to do with this article. Revolax is also the name of a hyaluronic acid dermal filler manufactured by the Korean company Across Co., Ltd (“Across”) which Fox Group International Ltd. (“Fox”) enjoyed the exclusive right to distribute in the UK.’
NIPC Law, 23rd July 2021
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
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