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In Red Bull GmbH vs Sun Mark Ltd and Sea Air & Land Forwarding, Chancery judge Richard Arnold considered whether an advertising slogan could infringe a registered trade mark. Also…

EMI reacted badly when Sky announced the launch of an internet TV service called NOW TV. EMI had owned the registered trade mark NOW covering similar services since 2008. Sky…

When Apple paid £35,000 to the Taiwan branch of Shenzhen Proview Technology for the iPad brand rights in various countries, it thought these included China. The China arm of SPT…

High end skincare product brand LUMOS was not a registered trade mark, so when it encountered LUMOS nail care products, an action in “passing off” was its only legal recourse.…

In a Community Trade Mark Appeal in Case T-369/10, the EU General Court pronounced on whether Handicare Holding BV could register a mark including the word BEATLE as a CTM…

When the relevant public is relatively sophisticated, just how different do two brands have to be to avoid being confusingly similar? The EU General Court considered this and other issues…

Flying Music are behind the highly successful “Thriller Live” show, now at the West End. This is not authorised by the Jackson estate, however, who duly opposed Flying Music’s attempt…

Following an indication that Madonna would perform a track called “Girls Gone Wild” from her new CD at half time at the 2012 Superbowl, threats of proceedings were received from…

The fight goes on over Asda’s optical business ads featuring nuggets such as “Be a real spec saver at Asda,” “Spec saving at Asda” and an Asda logo whose spectacles…

Cosmetic giants L’Oreal and Helena Rubinstein respectively tried to register BOTOCYL and BOTOLIST as CTMs for cosmetic products. Perhaps not surprisingly, BOTOX brand owner Allergan challenged and following a reference…

Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd sent out mailings advertising extended warranty cover for Sky boxes. BSkyB were concerned that the use of the Sky brand implied the broadcaster’s endorsement. There…

With dramatic changes to the internet’s top level domain registration system around the corner, Jonathan Mayner answers some frequently asked questions and considers what brand owners can do now to…