All Articles in Intellectual property

It’s been 10 years since Nestlé first applied to register the phrase ‘Have a break’ as a trade mark alongside its existing registration ‘Have a break – have a Kit…

Model June Toney licensed use of her likeness in packaging for ‘Ultra Sheen Supreme’ hair products. Was her later action against the advertisers for unauthorised use a copyright infringement or…

When DC Thomson got wind of a planned Labour Party poster featuring the Tory leader as the comic world’s biggest cow pie fan, the Dundee publishers were not amused.  …

Now the registration fees are fixed it’s now possible to contemplate filing an application to register a Community Design. Will this be a chance for this under-used registrable intellectual property…

Come 2003, it will be possible to file a single application to register a design across the European Union. For more details of the timings, what designs can be registered…

Without patent, copyright, trade mark or design right protection for its famous building bricks in Canada, Lego tried a “passing off” action on rival Megabloks.   Topic: Unfair competition Who:…