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  KREMEZIN and KRENOSIN: Likelihood of Confusion

  Posted on 21 September 2010
  On 16 June 2010 the General Court issued its judgment in Kureha Corp v OHIM, concluding that there exists a likelihood of confusion between the trade marks KREMEZIN and KRENOSIN in respect of pharmaceutical products.
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  Schlumberger�� v Electromagnetic Geoservices

  Posted on 06 August 2010
  Obviousness and sufficiency are two of the most important criteria for judging validity of a patent under UK and European law. Both are assessed through the eyes of the nominal ‘person skilled in the art’. In a decision handed down last week, the Court of Appeal has provided for the…
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  PORTAKABIN Adword Trade Mark Infringement?

  Posted on 03 August 2010
  The European Court of Justice has recently provided another ruling in yet another case concerning the use of trade marks as adwords.
  

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  UK High Court Upholds OMEGA Co-existence Agreement

  Posted on 29 July 2010
  Omega Engineering Inc v Omega SA: The American engineering company Omega Engineering Inc and the Swiss watchmaker Omega SA both operate under the trade mark OMEGA.
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  Defining similarities: YESSICA/JESSICA��

  Posted on 28 July 2010
  Opposition by Cofra Holding AG to UK 2379969: The applicant (Toppy Trademarks Ltd) applied for the mark, shown below, for clothing, footwear and headgear in class 25.
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  Passing Off: Numatic Internationa�� v Qualitex UK

  Posted on 27 July 2010
  Numatic had sold the Henry vacuum cleaner in the UK since the early 1980s. There were a number of distinctive features about the cleaner: a black “bowler hat” top; red lower half; smiling face, including suction hose nose; and the name Henry.
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  Intelligent Sensor - Case 0/189/10 Appeal

  Posted on 27 July 2010
  This case is another example to appellants of the very narrow remit which now exists for appeals from a UKIPO hearing officer’s decision.
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  Clarification of Class Headings: IP Translator

  Posted on 26 July 2010
  At present, OHIM (and other member states of the EU) consider that Nice class headings include all goods and services in that class. However, the UKIPO believe that the interpretation of the goods and services claimed may only be made by reference to those goods/services actually covered by the statement.
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  Extreme - Case 0/217/10 Appeal

  Posted on 26 July 2010
  This case concerned a revocation action filed by Fox International Group Limited (Fox) to UK registration 2115051 EXTREME held by Penn Fishing Tackle Manufacturing Co (Penn) and registered in respect of ‘fishing tackle, fishing rods, reels and lines’ in class 28. The case provides detailed guidance on the correct approach…
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  First Ownership of IP Rights Under UK Law

  Posted on 15 July 2010
  This article is written for the non-expert in UK law on Intellectual Property (IP), so incorporates several simplifications which hide some of the complexities.

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