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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…

Children’s social network Moshi Monsters had a hit on their hands with the popular summer 2011 release on YouTube of a music video called the Moshi Dance, starring cartoon character…

US online dating website plentyoffish.com launched in 2001. UK competitor “Plenty More Fish” set up in 2006 and in 2007 filed to register a fish logo and the words PLENTY…

The EU General Court recently considered whether these brands were sufficiently distinctive for a single trader to be able to register them as trade marks and thereby gain a quasi…