Trade Marks
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Tesco Forced to Pull New Range over Trade Mark Mistake
Supermarket giant Tesco has been forced to pull an entire range of own-brand toiletries from its shelves after discovering that the name it had chosen was already registered as a trade mark by a compa ...17 May 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Doh! Brewer Argues for Duff Beer Trade Mark
It is as much a part of the classic Simpsons cartoon as Marge’s blue hair and Bart’s toilet humour, and a German brewery has gone as far as the European Union (EU) court to argue it should own the ...08 May 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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One Direction Faces Trade Mark Challenge
Having got through the stress of the X Factor and established a huge fan base across the world, boy band One Direction is facing a trade mark challenge from a US group who claim they have prior owners ...02 May 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Inventor’s no Mug as he waits for Trade Mark
A Wiltshire designer is waiting to hear if he can register a trade mark for “iMug”. Paul Spencer, who works for a design agency has created an interactive mug to help people relax on their tea b ...30 April 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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“Father of Loud” Marshall Amp Inventor Dies
One of the best-known and best-loved inventors in the world of rock music died in early April. Jim Marshall was the inventor of the Marshall amp, used by professional and amateur musicians around th ...27 April 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright, Trade Marks
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Beatle Wheelchair Runs Out of Road in Trade Mark Case
A wheelchair marketed by Dutch company You-Q will need re-branding after an EU judge ruled it could not use the “Beatle” name. The company had applied to register “Beatle” as a trade mark an ...16 April 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Revised Facebook Terms Assert Right to “Book”
Social networking site Facebook has revised its terms and conditions for users, and has added the word “book” to the terms it will not allow them to use without permission. The company, which ...11 April 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Court Rules for Suzuki in GTi Trade Mark Case
German car-maker, Volkswagen has lost its appeal in a trade mark battle with Suzuki over the letters “GTi”. In a recent ruling, the European Court of Justice upheld an earlier decision by the Co ...04 April 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Not so Easy – Gym Exercised by Trade Mark Dispute
A ladies’ gym in Cheshire which had called itself “Easy Exercise” has pulled out of a potentially expensive fight with the easyGroup Corporation, run by entrepreneur Stelios Haji-Ioannou, over a ...02 April 2012
Category News, Trade Marks
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Peter Cornford co-authors Trade Marks: Law and Practice (3rd edition)
Peter Cornford, one of the firm’s partners and a European Trade Attorney, has co-authored Trade Marks: Law and Practice (3rd edn) (2012) published by Jordans and available from March 2012. This f ...29 March 2012
Category News, SH&P News, Trade Marks
