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Intellectual Property Office claims passing off
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 Sep 2014
Who: The Intellectual Property Office Where: The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court When: 19 August 2014 Law stated as at: 9 September 2014 What happened: The guardian of the UK’s intellectual…
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Key ECJ trade mark registration judgments
Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Aug 2014
Apple edged one step closer to registering their interior store design as a German trade mark and Netto obtained a positive ruling on their application to register their trade mark…
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“Disgracefully treated” Pakistan Vimto distributor wins over £8m damages
Written Osborne Clarke on 27 Aug 2014
Who: Nichols plc and Gul Bottlers (Pvt) Ltd Where: High Court When: 2 July 2014 Law stated as at: 11 August 2014 What happened: Family run Pakistani soft drinks manufacturer, Gul…
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New product placement guidance from Ofcom
Written by Nick Johnson on 25 Jul 2014
Paid-for product placement in TV programmes has been legal in the UK since February 2011. Ofcom has now published further guidance to be read in conjunction with the principal rules. Nick Johnson reports.
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UK mulls trader injunctions against lookalikes
Written Osborne Clarke on 30 May 2014
Who: The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (“BIS”) Where: UK When: April 2014 Law as stated at: 8 May 2014 What happened: BIS has launched a consultation on introducing…
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Ambush marketing policy paper
Written by Nick Johnson on 28 May 2014
Who: European Sponsorship Association (ESA) Where: UK When: April 2014 Law stated as at: May 2014 What happened: The European Sponsorship Association (ESA) has issued a revised and updated paper…
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Had trade mark KORNSPITZ become a common name?
Written by Anna Williams on 29 Apr 2014
Who: Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) Where: EU When: 6 March 2014 Law stated as at: 9 April 2014 What happened: The Austrian Oberster Patent- und Markensenat…
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More domain name upheaval
Written Osborne Clarke on 24 Apr 2014
Who: ICANN When: 19 March 2014 Where: Worldwide Law stated as at: 28 March 2014 What happened: The expansion of the internet domain space continues. A new .UK country code…
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Eircom campaign angers competitors
Written Osborne Clarke on 16 Apr 2014
Who: Liberty Global / UPC and eircom Where: Ireland When: 17 February 2014 Law stated as at: 27 March 2014 What happened: eircom, the largest phone and broadband provider in…
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New search term marketing case
Written Osborne Clarke on 26 Mar 2014
Who: Lush v Amazon When: 10 February 2014 Where: High Court of Justice, London Law stated as at: 10 February 2014 What happened: On 10 February 2014 the English High Court ruled that…
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Tesco tries to register “Clubcard” as a trade mark
Written by Ben Dunham on 14 Jan 2014
Who: Tesco Stores Limited (“Tesco”); the UK Intellectual Property Office (“IPO”) When: 8 November 2013 Where: UK Law stated as at: 10 January 2014 What happened: Tesco’s attempts to register…
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What marketers need to know about Sochi, Rio and Glasgow
Written by Nick Johnson on 14 Jan 2014
Who: IOC, SOCOG, FIFA, Glasgow 2014 Limited Where: Sochi, Rio and Glasgow When: 2014 Law stated as at: 14 January 2014 What happened: For armchair sports fans 2014 promises a viewing…
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