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Do I have to identify the designer?
It is possible to waive the name of the designer when filing a European Community Design, but you should be sure that you have the rights to the design
As European based trade mark attorneys we have been working with the Community Trade Mark (CTM) system since its introduction since 1996. By now, we have learnt how to move smoothly between the national trade mark filing system, and the...
If challenged, would you be able to evidence the required level of ‘genuine’ use/ acquired distinctiveness of your trade mark to defend or enforce a Community Trade Mark (CTM) registration? There have been a handful of recent decisions that have...
JW Spear & Sons Ltd & Others v Zynga Inc This case concerns a dispute between Mattel, maker of the famous word-forming physical and electronic board game SCRABBLE, and Zynga the world's largest social gaming company. In 2007 Zynga...
British and European Trade Mark Attorney Julia House provides a timely update as to developments relating to Trade Mark protection in China. It is now possible to protect on-line retail services in China…. There has been an interesting...
If only the answer were so simple. European trademark practice is evolving to take into account the decision reached by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in Specsavers International Healthcare Limited and Ors v Asda Stores...
China’s ‘first to file’ approach to securing a trademark registration has always overwhelmed prior user rights. As such, it is possible for a thriving business to see their rights appropriated, and their expansion plans curtailed, if they allow...
Cadbury / Nestlé Cadbury attempted to register the colour purple in relation to a range of chocolate goods to be "applied to the whole visible surface, or being the predominant colour applied to the whole visible surface, of the packaging of the...
The first wave of internet expansion is now upon us. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has now released the first generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs) for registration purposes. This will allow trademark owners,...
