Black and white trade marks: just what is protected under UK law?
13 April 2017 What is black and white and red all over?* Joking aside, the serious question being asked by brandowners is whether black and white trade marks are protected […]
Category Archives: Trade marks
Episode I: A series of developments for series of trade marks
Series marks are a common feature of the United Kingdom trade marks system, but one that is unusual because it is found in very few other countries. The process allows […]
Offal decision or problem cured? CJEU decision on foreign language trade marks
The Court of Justice of the European Union (the CJEU) has recently given guidance as to how marks which feature non-Latin scripts such as Arabic, Japanese kanji and Chinese hanzi, […]
A CHEQUERED TRADE MARK HISTORY FOR LOUIS VUITTON
By Chris Hoole. First published in the ITMA Review July/August 2015 T-359/12 Louis Vuitton Malletier v OHIM In a dispute that has danced around the jurisdictional handbags since 2009, the […]
How does IP law affect the technology in Google Glass?
I need your clothes, your boots and your motorcycle Until very recently, the concept that machines could identify and respond to images was as far-fetched as a cyborg being sent […]
What will devolution of Scotland from the UK mean for IP rights?
The price of freedom On 1 May 1707, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England, combined to form a single political union, which eventually formed the United Kingdom […]
Lush smells success in keyword infringement battle
Just as a tree grows and blossoms with age, so too do principles of law. That is clearly apparent from the latest High Court judgment in Cosmetic Warriors Ltd and […]
