Volvo vs Revolvo
Since 1972 Revolvo Ltd had sold “Revolvo” bearings components. In 2010 its group applied to register REVOLVO as a UK trade mark. Volvo opposed based on their VOLVO registrations. Varuni Paranavitane reports.
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SUPREME trade mark registration valid but does not stop competitor naming products “Supreme”
Supreme Petfoods sued Henry Bell for trade mark infringement over its use of the mark “Supreme” for petfood. Supreme’s registration was valid and the marks were identical; surely this must have been an infringement? Apparently not: Rob Guthrie reports
Judgment in Fresh Trading/Deepend dispute over INNOCENT drinks brand rights
No agreement was ever signed by Deepend, creator of the well-known “dude with a halo” brand, giving its client Fresh Trading the copyright. This led to Fresh losing its trade mark registration. But Fresh fought back and Abby Minns reports the result.
Easyjet complains to ASA about unconnected Easyjet “helplines”
In sponsored search results, CTN Solutions and uk-phone.com both promoted their “Easyjet Customer Services” helplines but had no connection with the airline. Both included disclaimers. Did they work? Ben Dunham reports on the ASA’s decision.
Could Blackrock Inc register SO WHAT DO I DO WITH MY MONEY? as a trade mark?
US corporation Blackrock, Inc applied to register two phrases as Community Trade Marks. But were they just banal expressions that were “devoid of distinctive character” and hence not registrable? Ben Goodger reports the EU General Court judgment.
Business (Names and Disclosures) Regulations 2015 allow more company names
New regulations have come into force which liberalise the rules governing what companies and LLPs can call themselves and the trading disclosures they have to make Tom Harvey and Nick Thody report.
Dalsouple rubber floor tiles brand tussle resolved
Ideal Home magazine and Ideal Home Show in trade mark dispute
Ideal Home Magazine opened an online shop in 2009 and registered relevant trade marks. They sued when the unconnected operators of the Ideal Home Show went online with the “Ideal Home Show Shop.” Gemma Woodhead reports on the court’s findings.
Were Smart Alex and Alex trade marks confusing?
Alexander House Financial Services applied to register SMART ALEX for financial services. BinckBank N.V. challenged as they had registered ALEX for a wide variety of services in the same class. Could BinckBank knock back Alexander House’s application? Varuni Paranavitane reports.
Wyke Farms first to register social media-driven brand
M&S wins retrial in epic Interflora keyword advertising battle
In the titanic tussle between Interflora and Marks & Spencer over M&S’s use of “Interflora” as an online search term, the Court of Appeal has allowed M&S’s appeal and sent the case back for a retrial. Abby Minns reports.
Court awards damages in GLEE brand dispute
In the David and Goliath trade mark battle between a UK comedy club and Twentieth Century Fox’s “Glee” TV series, the Court has considered remedies and whether the new series name could end “formerly known as Glee.” Gemma Woodhead reports.
