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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
You should give careful consideration to the choice of your brand name. It will become a valuable asset, but if you choose a name that is too similar to someone else’s you may be forced to rebrand or, in the worst case scenario, face legal...
A recent decision of the General Court of the European Union allows use and registration of the trademark GOLDEN BALLS by Golden Balls Limited, despite a 6 year long legal battle brought by Intra-Presse, the owners of the BALLON D’OR trade mark....
The long awaited amendments of Chinese Trade Mark law will be implemented on 1 May 2014, but what does this mean for international trade mark rights holders? The new law After several years of lobbying, a new trademark law has been passed in...
The recent challenge raised by Nando’s International Holdings Limited (Nando’s) against the use and Application made in respect of a highly similar trademark and for identical goods has now reached a decision. The UK Intellectual Property...
You already know about Facebook and Twitter, but what do you know about Pinterest? Pinterest is a social sharing website where individuals and businesses can ‘pin’ images on ‘boards’ in order to share visual content with friends...
Effective immediately, rather than being calculated as two months from the date of publication (i.e. two months and one day), the period to oppose a UK Trademark Application shall be the period of two months beginning with the date on...
The recent High Court decision in Best Buy Co Inc and another v Worldwide Sales Corp Espana SL, reminds Trademark owners to exercise caution when making allegations of Trademark infringement. The Facts: In advance of their intended...
Since the launch of .com over 25 years ago, companies have had a large number of web suffixes available to use and also, to monitor from an IP protection/enforcement perspective. There will soon be another important one to consider – the...
