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M&S given leave to appeal Interflora keywords judgment
Written Osborne Clarke on 10 Jun 2013
Who: Interflora Inc and Anor vs Marks & Spencer Plc Where: Chancery Division of the High Court, London When: 3 June 2013 Law stated as at: 3 June 2013 What…
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FIFA lays down a marker for non sponsors of the Brazil World Cup
Written by Nick Johnson on 14 May 2013
Topic: Ambush marketing Who: FIFA Where: Switzerland, Brazil When: April 2013 Law stated as at: 2 May 2013 What happened: FIFA, the international governing body for football (that’s “soccer” for…
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Cobblers fight over fox and boot logo
Written by Daisy Jones on 14 May 2013
Topic: Brands Who: W.S. Foster & Son Limited, Brooks Brothers UK Limited and Mr Recorder Iain Purvis QC. Where: Patents County Court, London. When: 21 March 2013. Law as stated:…
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New gTLD “Trademark Clearinghouse” opens
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Brands Who: ICANN Where: Los Angeles When: 26 March 2013 Law stated as at: 5 April 2013 What happened: Domain name giant ICANN’s new “Trademark Clearinghouse” opened for business…
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Court backs Estee Lauder in AVEDA vs DABUR UVEDA tussle
Written Osborne Clarke on 09 Apr 2013
Topic: Brands Who: Aveda Corporation (“Aveda”), Dabur India Ltd (“Dabur”), The Honourable Mr Justice Arnold Where: High Court, Chancery Division When: 18 March 2013 Law stated as at: 2 April 2013…
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Legal precautions for ad and branding creatives
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Mar 2013
It’s a tough world for those who work in the marketing and design sector in the UK. Alongside competition for clients and high pressuredeadlines to deliver, there is always the…
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Giuseppe Cipriani in latest battle over “Cipriani” name
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Mar 2013
Topic: Brands Who: Various members of the Cipriani family, various member companies of the Orient Express Hotel group, the Honourable Mr Justice Arnold. When: 29 January 2013 Where: High Court…
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Kit Kat bar trade mark victory
Written Osborne Clarke on 11 Feb 2013
The four-fingered, three-dimensional shape of the Kit Kat chocolate wafer, created in 1935 at the Rowntree’s Yorkshire factory, has been at the centre of a long-running trade mark dispute with…
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“Parody, caricature and pastiche” copyright carve-outs get green light
Written Osborne Clarke on 07 Feb 2013
For years an EU Directive has allowed member states the option of not allowing copyright holders to sue for parodying their works. Historically the UK has not taken up that…
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Yuletide goodwill “strained” as yoghurt wars flare
Written Osborne Clarke on 01 Feb 2013
Topic: Intellectual property Who: Fage UK Ltd & Another v Chobani Ltd & Another (2012), Mr Justice Briggs, Mr Justice Hildyard When: November 2012, December 2012 Where: Chancery division of…
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Making the most of new generic top-level domains
Written Osborne Clarke on 01 Feb 2013
Topic: Domain names Who: The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) When: new generic Top Level Domains expected to go live in 2013 Where: Worldwide Law stated as…
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Did assignment of rights “arising from the performance of the services” work?
Written Osborne Clarke on 06 Dec 2012
Susan Wilkinson supplied communication skills training and materials to London Strategic Health Authority. Did this wording operate to transfer copyright in elements of the deliverables that pre-dated Ms Wilkinson’s work…
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