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FIFA lays down a marker for non sponsors of the Brazil World Cup
Written by Nick Johnson on 14 May 2013
Topic: Ambush marketing Who: FIFA Where: Switzerland, Brazil When: April 2013 Law stated as at: 2 May 2013 What happened: FIFA, the international governing body for football (that’s “soccer” for…
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Cobblers fight over fox and boot logo
Written by Daisy Jones on 14 May 2013
Topic: Brands Who: W.S. Foster & Son Limited, Brooks Brothers UK Limited and Mr Recorder Iain Purvis QC. Where: Patents County Court, London. When: 21 March 2013. Law as stated:…
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New gTLD “Trademark Clearinghouse” opens
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Brands Who: ICANN Where: Los Angeles When: 26 March 2013 Law stated as at: 5 April 2013 What happened: Domain name giant ICANN’s new “Trademark Clearinghouse” opened for business…
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Court backs Estee Lauder in AVEDA vs DABUR UVEDA tussle
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Brands Who: Aveda Corporation (“Aveda”), Dabur India Ltd (“Dabur”), The Honourable Mr Justice Arnold Where: High Court, Chancery Division When: 18 March 2013 Law stated as at: 2 April 2013…
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Legal precautions for ad and branding creatives
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Mar 2013
It’s a tough world for those who work in the marketing and design sector in the UK. Alongside competition for clients and high pressuredeadlines to deliver, there is always the…
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Giuseppe Cipriani in latest battle over “Cipriani” name
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Mar 2013
Topic: Brands Who: Various members of the Cipriani family, various member companies of the Orient Express Hotel group, the Honourable Mr Justice Arnold. When: 29 January 2013 Where: High Court…
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The dispute, the deputy judge and the wardrobe
Written Osborne Clarke on 12 Feb 2013
Chancery has recently pronounced judgment in a battle over use of the word WARDROBE in branding. Key questions included just how much protection can a registration of such an apparently…
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Kit Kat bar trade mark victory
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Feb 2013
The four-fingered, three-dimensional shape of the Kit Kat chocolate wafer, created in 1935 at the Rowntree’s Yorkshire factory, has been at the centre of a long-running trade mark dispute with…
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Making the most of new generic top-level domains
Written Osborne Clarke on 01 Feb 2013
Topic: Domain names Who: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) When: new generic Top Level Domains expected to go live in 2013 Where: Worldwide Law stated as…
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Appeal Judges nix survey evidence in Interflora v Marks & Spencer case
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Dec 2012
In the latest round in the Interflora v M&S dispute over Google AdWords brand bidding, the Court of Appeal considered the admissibility of survey evidence. Theo Savvides, Emily Devlin and…
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No “Olé” for “Ola Ola” pounded yam
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Oct 2012
Since 2004 the claimants Fayus, Inc and Anor had been selling “Ola Ola” African foods in the UK, so they sued when Flying Trade Group popped up with their OLA…
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Estate agents in “Fine” brand mess
Written Osborne Clarke on 17 Sep 2012
Established in 2001 and with a registered trade mark, “Fine & Country” provided a marketing vehicle for estate agents. They were not best pleased when the “Fine” estate agents group…
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