UK High Court finds EAGLE RARE infringed by AMERICAN EAGLE
18 November 2020
In Sazerac Brands LLC v Liverpool Gin Distillery Ltd and Halewood Group [2020] EWHC 2424 (Ch), the High Court found…
Puma v Nike Footwear brands dispute FOOTWARE
18 November 2020
The UKIPO has dismissed Puma’s opposition to Nike’s application for FOOTWARE, finding that the mark is not descriptive or customary…
PRIMUS: Novomatic AG and EUIPO v Brouwerij Haacht NV
18 November 2020
Novomatic applied to register the mark PRIMUS in class 28 for goods including gaming apparatus, amusement machines and slot machines.…
Banksy’s “Flower Bomber” EUTM declared invalid on grounds of bad faith
18 November 2020
In invalidating the EUTM for Banksy’s “Flower Bomber” street art (below), registered in respect of goods including printed matter such…
General Court is on the same wavelength as Off-White LLC
18 November 2020
In October 2017, luxury fashion brand Off-White LLC filed an EUTM application for the logo below. The application covered various…
The Lord Chamberlain v Grant Harrold- British Queen blocks Royal Butler trade mark
16 November 2020
The Queen has won in an opposition preventing one of Prince Charles’ former butlers from registering the trade mark “The…
Coronavirus: IP offices in Europe – changed practice
11 November 2020
As a response to the new coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, intellectual property offices in Europe have implemented special measures to…
Remote hearings in the UK courts – is this the virtual road ahead?
01 October 2020
Over a few short weeks during March and April 2020, the English court system was forced to reform and modernise…
Logitech’s 3D shape mark: EUIPO drops the mic
25 September 2020
In case R 2630/2019-4, the Fourth Board of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) dismissed Logitech’s appeal…
First Grade International v KO-CO Foods: indirect confusion
25 September 2020
In this case, the UKIPO held that there was no likelihood of direct confusion between the figurative KO-CO application and…
EUIPO trade mark focus: trends from 2010 to 2019
25 September 2020
In this article we summarise key points from the recently published “EUIPO Trade Mark Focus – 2010 to 2019 Evolution”…
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