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Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal

13 July 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Intellectual Property Office has allowed in part an application from the owners of the POP IDOL registered trade mark to oppose the application for MODEL IDOL. The description of some of the advertising...

Tags on this discussion: brand branding brands goodwill Intellectual property Intellectual Property Office intellectual property rights IP IPO reputation trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks unfair

Goods with label saying ‘Not For Sale’ and ‘Demonstration’ could not be sold in EEA without owner’s consent – Coty Prestige v Simex Trading, European Court of Justice

11 June 2010 | Mark Weston

Coty made and marketed perfumes under its trade marks such as Lancaster and Joop! It used a selective distribution system to sell those goods. Simex was not an authorised seller but it had provided goods...

Tags on this discussion: consent Court of Justice of the European Union EEA EU European Court of Justice European Economic Area European Union infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks unauthorised

Court of Appeal thinks ECJ comparative advertising ruling is not worth it, but follows it reluctantly – L’Oréal v Bellure, Court of Appeal

8 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Court of Appeal has followed a key 2009 decision of the European Court of Justice on comparative advertising because it said it had to do so, but issued some stinging criticism of the ECJ’s ruling....

Tags on this discussion: brand brand protection branding comparative advertising Court of Appeal Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

Small Essex café owner tells Harrods that they’ll continue to call themselves Hollands

7 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The owner of a small café in Essex has vowed to carry on calling themselves Hollands, despite a heavyweight challenge by Harrods. Nigel Holland said he was ‘amazed’ when Harrods’ lawyers wrote to...

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England football shirt trade war hits fever pitch as Asda sells shirts at half their RRP after sourcing from grey market

1 June 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Asda is taking on the dominant might of Umbro after the supermarket bought official England shirts from the European Union grey market for re-sale in the UK – at half of Umbro’s recommended retail...

Tags on this discussion: abuse of dominant position anti-competition anti-competitive anti-trust Article 102 Chapter II Prohibition competition law European Union Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP parallel import trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

Counterfeit imports can now be destroyed without brand owners having to go to court

6 May 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Goods which are suspected of being counterfeit can now be destroyed without the brand owner having to go to court to get an order in respect of each consignment. This change reverses the rules which HMRC...

Tags on this discussion: brand brand protection brands counterfeit HMRC import importer infringement Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

eBay not liable for counterfeit Tiffany products sold in US

20 April 2010 | Paul Gershlick

Tiffany has lost a legal action brought against eBay in which the jewellery shop sought to hold the popular online auction site liable for sales made of counterfeit products through its online platform....

Tags on this discussion: brand brand protection brands counterfeit eBay European Court of Justice High Court Intellectual property intellectual property rights IP trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

European Court of Justice applies recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton case, but we’re still none the wiser of the implications – Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmueller v Guenter, European Court of Justice

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

As reported here, the European Court of Justice has recently ruled on the long-awaited Google v Louis Vuitton case, concerning the extent to which brand owners, competitors and search engine providers...

Tags on this discussion: AdWords brand brand protection branding brands comparative advertising e-commerce ECJ European Court of Justice Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet referencing service provider keywords search engine search engines search term trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

26 March 2010 | Paul Gershlick

In an eagerly-awaited judgment, the European Court of Justice has ruled on whether use of a trade mark term for the purpose of creating a sponsored advert and getting higher up the search results could...

Tags on this discussion: AdWords brand brand protection branding brands comparative advertising e-commerce E-Commerce Directive E-Commerce Regulations ECJ Electronic Commerce Directive European Court of Justice expeditious host hosting Intellectual property intellectual property rights Internet referencing service provider keywords Louis Vuitton search engine search engines search term trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

Budget airlines hit new low with libel action between two big players

25 February 2010 | Mark Weston

Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou has said that Ryanair and its chief executive Michael O’Leary have crossed a line and he has been left with no alternative but to issue legal proceedings for defamation. Stelios...

Tags on this discussion: comparative advertising defamation libel trade mark trade mark infringement trade marks

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Latest news and views tagged trade marks

Trade mark applicant told that use of Idol is not ideal

Goods with label saying ‘Not For Sale’ and ‘Demonstration’ could not be sold in EEA without owner’s consent – Coty Prestige v Simex Trading, European Court of Justice

Court of Appeal thinks ECJ comparative advertising ruling is not worth it, but follows it reluctantly – L’Oréal v Bellure, Court of Appeal

Small Essex café owner tells Harrods that they’ll continue to call themselves Hollands

England football shirt trade war hits fever pitch as Asda sells shirts at half their RRP after sourcing from grey market

Counterfeit imports can now be destroyed without brand owners having to go to court

eBay not liable for counterfeit Tiffany products sold in US

European Court of Justice applies recent ruling in Google v Louis Vuitton case, but we’re still none the wiser of the implications – Die BergSpechte Outdoor Reisen und Alpinschule Edi Koblmueller v Guenter, European Court of Justice

European Court of Justice gives eagerly-awaited ruling in Google keyword search terms trade mark cases – Google v Louis Vuitton, European Court of Justice

Budget airlines hit new low with libel action between two big players

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