Gucci GG: Evidence of Proof of Genuine Use

Posted on 06 January 2014

The UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) has recently revoked Guccio Gucci S.p.A.’s (Gucci) UK trade mark registration 1082541 for a wide range of goods in classes 3, 14, 18 and 25 including watches, necklaces, handbags, pocket wallets, scarves and textile belts. The trade mark is now registered only in respect…

Anna Reid

Partner, Solicitor

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Detriment to the Distinctive Character of a Trade Mark

Posted on 06 January 2014

In our July 2012 trade mark newsletter (edition 63) we reported on a decision from the General Court (GC) in the case of Société Elmar Wolf’s opposition to Environmental Manufacturing LLP’s CTM for a wolf device based on their earlier WOLF word and device marks registered as international and French…

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SFC��s AQUAFLOW: Defence of Acquiescence

Posted on 06 January 2014

Nine years after SFC Jardibric (SFC) obtained a Community Trade Mark (CTM) registration for AQUA FLOW, Aqua Center Europe, SA (Aqua) applied for partial invalidity of the registration based on its earlier Spanish registration for VAQUA FLOW . SFC alleged that Aqua had acquiesced to the use of the AQUA…

Gemma Kirkland

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

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Now Don��t Relax! The Ultimate Dangers of Figleaf Marks

Posted on 06 January 2014

Two recent Board of Appeal decisions have highlighted the risk of seeking to enforce or rely upon trade marks that are likely to have secured registration due to the addition of figurative elements to an otherwise non-distinctive word mark.

Matthew Dick

Partner, Solicitor

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El Hogar v Wenf - An Open and Closed Case

Posted on 06 January 2014

This case concerns an appeal to the General Court (GC) in relation to invalidity proceedings that had been filed against a registered Community design (RCD). El Hogar Perfecto del Siglo XXI, SL (El Hogar) had registered the design to be applied to corkscrews.

Jackie Johnson

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

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Facelook Takes a Snip at the Facebook Brand

Posted on 06 January 2014

Adopting satire or forms of parody for new trading names might be intended to be humorous, but this may be no laughing matter to brand owners of the original well known trade marks.

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Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) Pilot

Posted on 02 January 2014

A new Global Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot (GPPH) will launch on 6 January 2014. This new GPPH pilot arrangement replaces a number of the previous bilateral agreements between various IP offices, and will simplify the previous arrangements for applicants by using a single set of qualifying requirements.

Kit Wong

Partner, Patent Attorney

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Global and IP5 Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot Jan 15

Posted on 02 January 2014

A new Global Patent Prosecution Highway Pilot (GPPH) will launch on 6 January 2014. 13 intellectual property offices (see below) will participate in this pilot programme.

Kit Wong

Partner, Patent Attorney

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