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McDonald's BIG MAC trade mark cancelled due to non-use
Irish fast food chain Supermac’s has successfully cancelled McDonald’s EU trade mark for BIG MAC in a “David and Goliath” dispute. -
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Designs: Poul Chang v Bailcast - stay of RCD proceedings
If the owner of a registered Community design commences infringement proceedings against a distributor of an allegedly infringing product before the German courts, should a subsequent claim brought by the manufacturer of that product against the rights holder for a declaration of non-infringement before the UK courts be stayed? This… -
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IP & Brexit: the facts
The UK Government has today (16 January 2019) issued a guide offering information on the future of intellectual property (IP) laws following the decision that the UK will leave the European Union (EU). -
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Post Brexit: .eu domain name registrations
In order to own a .eu domain name after the UK exits the EU individuals and entities will need to reside or be established (that is, have their registered office, central administration or principle place of business) within the EU. Domain names not meeting this criteria may be revoked after… -
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Draft trade mark legislation for a no deal Brexit
The UK Government has published draft legislation, The Trade Marks (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 which confirms the UK government guidance notes, published on 24 September 2018, on trade marks in the event of a no deal Brexit. -
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Cadbury fails to safeguard UK purple TM registration
This a case in relation to which Cadbury tried, and unfortunately failed, to safeguard, to the extent possible, its UK trade mark registration for the colour purple. -
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Red Bull has its wings clipped: T-150/17
A recent CJEU decision confirms that “energy drinks” are not similar to “alcoholic drinks” despite the fact they are mixed, consumed and marketed together. -
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Big squeeze on cheese: General Court tests HALLOUMI
Whilst the differences between the marks at issue in this case were a discerning factor, this case does highlight the difficulty to prove a certification mark can be seen by the general public as anything more than descriptive in relation to the goods it serves to certify. -
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Sky skewers Samsung: single letter marks
Samsung applied to register in the UK the mark below, left (together with another mark containing QLED TV) in respect of televisions. -
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Amended German trademark law in force 14 January 2019
The Trade Mark Law Modernization Act (MaMoG) was executed and published in the Federal Law Gazette (Bundesgesetzblatt) on 11/14 December 2018 and will enter into force on 14 January 2019. The Act contains revisions whose aim is to mainly transfer the provisions of EU Trade Mark Directive 2015/2436 of 16…
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