03 December 2019
Trade Marks: lack of clarity and precision and bad faith
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The Advocate-General has opined on questions of invalidity for lack of clarity and precision in a trade mark's goods and services specification, and on whether applying to register a mark without any intention to use it ...

03 December 2019
Passing off: misrepresentation as to trade origin and equivalence
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The High Court has dismissed an action for passing off arising from the use of the colour purple for asthma inhalers

28 February 2020
Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA February 2020
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In this month's report, we look at the long awaited CJEU decision on the validity of broad trade mark specifications in Sky plc & ors v SkyKick UK Ltd & anr (Case C-371/18). We also look at Hacon's J's judgment on the ...

03 June 2020
Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA May 2020
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In this month's report, we report on the High Court's final decision in Sky Plc & Ors v SkyKick UK Ltd & Anr (Arnold LJ; [2020] EWHC 990 (Ch). We also report on AR v Cooper International Spirits LLC, St Dalfour SAS, ...

08 April 2020
International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2020
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The 9th edition of the International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2020 is a practical cross-border insight into trade mark work. We have contributed two chapters covering trade marks in the UK and online ...

28 September 2020
All I Want For Christmas Is…Brand Protection
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Many of us may remember from our childhood a Christmas toy or TV advertisement which will never leave our minds and which we associate with a particular company. This year more than ever we need something to look ...

13 October 2020
Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA September 2020
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In this month's report, we cover the High Court’s unusual approach to section 5(2)(b) in Asia Standard Management Services Ltd v Standard International Management LLC ([2020] EWHC 28 (Ch)) and Judge Clarke’s decision to ...

02 November 2020
Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA October 2020
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In this month's report, we look at the use of trade marks in the context of online advertising in mk advokaten GbR v MBK Rechtsanwälte GbR (CJ; C 684/19), report on the latest hearing in the Sky/Skykick litigation and ...

16 June 2020
Trade marks: shapes necessary for technical result or giving substantial value
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled on the interpretation of the Trade Marks Directive (2008/95/EC) (2008 Directive) and the grounds for refusal or invalidity in relation to signs that consist exclusively of ...

01 May 2020
Reports of Trade Mark Cases for CIPA April 2020
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In this month's report, we report the CJEU's judgment on the global assessment of likelihood of confusion in Foundation for the Protection of the Traditional Cheese of Cyprus named Halloumi v EUIPO (CJ; C-766/18 P) .