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Without a registered trade mark it can be tough for brand owners trying to protect their patch. This case of two “Impact” businesses operating in related fields is a case…

The fate of Yakult’s attempt to register their indented container as a trade mark underlines the challenge of passing the ‘distinctiveness’ test, but what about registered designs?   Topic: BrandsWho:…

What’s the policy of officials in charge of processing UK trade mark applications? Recent ‘Practice Amendments’ could save wasted time on fruitless applications.   Topic:  BrandsWho: The Trade Mark RegistryWhere: …

ExxonMobil failed to block a trade mark infringement action bought by Kellogg in respect of ExxonMobil’s use of its “Tiger in the tank” cartoon character on petrol station stores selling…

The Board of the company running Cornwall’s Eden Project were surprised to discover who had applied to register “The Eden Project” as a trade mark.   Topic: Brands Who: The…

Arsenal FC had been fighting a running battle for ten years with an Essex stallholder over Gunners branded clothing.   Topic: Brands Who: Arsenal Footb Who: Arsenal Football Club Plc…

When Jacob J started going on in Chancery about telescopes and the Internet, what exactly was he on about?   Topic: BrandsWho: Euromarket De Who: Euromarket Designs Inc v Peters…

The Community Trade Mark came into being only five years ago this month, but already many brand owners are opting to file first for a CTM rather than a UK…

When Valucci Design tried to register LOADED as a UK trade mark for clothes they reckoned without LOADED magazine. But it was not plain sailing for IPC.   Topic: Brand…

What factors should I consider when choosing a brand name?   What factors should I consider when choosing a consider when choosing a brand name? There are many factors that…

What is the connection between meta-tags and brands?   What a meta-tags? Meta-tags are computer codes invisible to end-users which are used to describe the contents of a web site.…

What have the courts said about linking and framing?   What is linking?Linking is the process by which computer users can navigate between different web-sites on the Internet. There are…