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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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British Inventor Reaches Finals in American Competition
An inventor from Hatch End, North London, is the only British person to reach the semi-finals of a competition run by retail giant Wal-Mart. Mick Gordon is hoping that his invention, the TidySqueeze ...13 April 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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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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Nokia File Patent for Vibrating Implant
Nokia, the phone manufacturer, has filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), describing a process that could see permanent magnetic tattoos alerting you to ...05 April 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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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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A Special Day for SH&P Employee after 36 Years’ Service!
It is with tremendous gratitude for her years of hard work that we say goodbye to Christine Threadgold, who retires on March 30th 2012 after spending 36 years helping to keep us all in order. Christin ...30 March 2012
Category News, SH&P News
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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
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No Slowdown in International (PCT) Patent Application Filings
Figures released by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) show that the filing of international (PCT) patent applications has not been a victim of the global economic downturn. In fact ...28 March 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright
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Only a Few Days Left to Register for the British Innovations Gateway
With a closing date of 31 March, there are only a few days left to register your innovative idea with the British Innovations Gateway – the first annual competition to find the UK’s most innovativ ...26 March 2012
Category News, Patents, Designs & Copyright, Trade Marks
