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The Court of Justice of the European Union has finally handed down its judgment in a titanic battle between the flowers and retail brands over Marks & Spencer’s purchase of…

When Boots launched its “Skin Clear Ultra” range in 2009, Reckitt & Benckiser (Clearasil) accused the retailer of seeking to create an association with the Clearasil Ultra sub brand. Two…

Publishing Future Publishing secures a significant High Court victory over ownership and use of the EDGE trade mark which the publisher uses in relation to its successful monthly video games…

In a significant decision, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has struck a balance between brand owners and operators of online marketplaces, in relation to the sale…

Flight giant United Airlines was unimpressed with the use of “United Airways” by minnow United Airways Bangladesh. Armed with a trade mark registration, UA applied to Chancery for summary judgment…

German soft drinks maker Eckes Granini, home of brands JOKER, HOHES C and YO “Fruit Syrup” is fighting Tesco’s bid to register “YOO” as a trade mark for a range…

For the last three years, Google has allowed brands to bid for the right to use their rivals’ trade marks as links to their own sites. But will the London…

Hasbro has no appetite for YUMMY DOUGH The toy giant and PLAY-DOH brand owner sued Nährmittel over its UK launch of a powdered dough mix, promoted as “the edible play…

Each year, more than 1.3m people visit King Ludwig II’s Gothic Revival retreat that inspired Disneyland’s Sleeping Beauty Castle. So registering its “Neuschwanstein” monicker as a trade mark seemed a…

It all started when a former cowshed was turned into a spa in a Somerset hotel and inspired a range of “Cowshed” lifestyle products. Subsidiary brands “Cheeky Cow”, “Knackered Cow”…

Just as you thought it was safe to assume we had seen the last variation on the theme “Does Adwords infringe trade marks?”, up have popped two more cases, this…