AdWords: Wintersteiger v Products 4U Sondermaschinenbau

Posted on 01 July 2012

This case from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) considers a jurisdictional issue in relation to the alleged infringement of a national trade mark by use of a sign identical to the mark as an AdWord. In particular, the CJEU looked at the interpretation of the phrase…

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IP Translator - Court of Justice Judgment

Posted on 20 July 2012

The much anticipated CJEU judgment in the IP Translator case has just been given (see link below). As with many CJEU judgments the actual consequences of its judgment have been sent back for the referring Court (in this case the Appointed Person in the UK) to determine.

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ICANN Publishes New gTLD Application Details

Posted on 13 June 2012

Following our previous updates on the new gTLD program, ICANN has today published details of applications for new gTLDs. ICANN received over 1,900 applications from around the world, and says that this marks the next phase in one of the most significant developments in the history of the Internet.

Richard Burton

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

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Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Spr��ngli v OHIM

Posted on 24 May 2012

The Court of Justice has today confirmed that the Lindt’s attempt to appeal the decision to refuse the registration of the shape of their chocolate bunnies has been unsuccessful.

Richard Burton

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

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Design infringement: Cegasa v Proin Clear Traffic

Posted on 01 May 2012

The CJEU has issued a rare decision relating to registered designs, and it has answered the question whether obtaining your own registered design can prevent you from infringing an earlier registered design belonging to another party.

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UK Opt-In Service to Cease from 1 October 2012

Posted on 01 May 2012

The UK IPO has announced that it will stop operating the optional notification service for owners of Community Trade Mark (CTM) registrations from 1 October 2012.

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GC Stubs Out Imperial Tobacco Appeal in Player v Playa

Posted on 01 May 2012

First Board of Appeal decision 23 January 2012 (revised on 13 February 2012) in Case R18/2011-1 Imperial Tobacco Limited v Grand River Enterprises (Deutschland) GmbH

Gemma Kirkland

Partner, Trade Mark Attorney

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Trade Mark Owners: Get Your Documents in Order!

Posted on 01 May 2012

A number of recent cases highlight the need for users of the Community trade mark system to ensure that documents are in order and are filed appropriately at the office in connection with opposition proceedings.