ID Software Inc's Doomed Appeal to the Appointed Person

Posted on 01 June 2011

Case O-168-11, 6 May 2011, in the matter of UK application 2420872 TOWER OF DOOM and Opposition No. 94746 thereto by ID Software, Inc.

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Best Buy Co Inc v Worldwide Sales Corp

Posted on 01 June 2011

Readers will recall that last summer we reported the decision from the Chancery Division in England and Wales in Best Buy Co Inc and another v Worldwide Sales Corporation España SL. This case concerned the meaning of 'groundless threats' and 'without prejudice' correspondence.

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General Court Behaves Surprisingly!

Posted on 01 June 2011

Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc v OHIM (cases T-310/09 and T-383/09, 12 April 2011).

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General Court Checks In for Cheapflights Comparison

Posted on 02 June 2011

Cheapflights International Ltd v OHIM (Cases T-460/09 and T-461/09)

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Survey Evidence in Trade Mark Infringement

Posted on 06 June 2011

A & E Television Networks LLC and AETN UK v Discovery Communications Europe Ltd: [2001] EWHC 1038 (Ch)

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Carbon Virgin and Virgin: No Likelihood of Confusion

Posted on 06 June 2011

Virgin Enterprises Limited v Casey [2001] EWHC 1036 (Ch).

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Interflora v Marks & Spencer: Online Keywords Dispute

Posted on 23 September 2011

Marks & Spencer had previously made use of Google’s Adwords facility to select the name ‘Interflora’ (in a variety of spellings) to promote its own retail flower services. When a Google user typed ‘Interflora’ into its search engine, an advertisement for the services provided by Marks & Spencer was displayed…

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Generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) - New Challenges

Posted on 01 November 2011

On 20 June 2011, following a long period of consultation with relevant stakeholders, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced its decision to open the internet’s naming system and allow any interested organisation (whether private or public) to apply to register new gTLDs and to become operators…

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