4/24/2023 2:36:59 PM Royal Etiquette: Ensuring Coronation-compliant business By Peter Hopton With His Majesty's coronation only weeks away, our inboxes are filling with Union Jacks and bank holiday offers. However, advertising and...
4/14/2023 1:18:43 PM Lovehoney's gag deemed irresponsible by the ASA By Layla Dribble The ASA recently (partly) upheld a complaint in relation to Lovehoney's advertisement for a sex toy, highlighting the need to tread...
3/23/2023 11:26:55 AM Offensive ads: consider the context By Peter Hopton The ASA's recent ruling in relation to an ad for Dawn French's tour is an interesting reminder that when considering the likelihood that...
12/3/2019 12:00:00 AM The limits to outsourcing - Honesty in commercial dealings By Howard Kennedy Outsource Professional Services Ltd, the successor of Outsource2India Ltd, a German company, has recently lost its appeal to the Court of...
8/15/2019 9:09:40 AM Red Bull has the blues By Howard Kennedy Red Bull GmbH has seen a number of its European Union colour mark registrations being challenged by Optimum Mark Sp. z o.o over the...
8/8/2019 12:00:00 AM Claridge's culls the candle but torches its trade marks By Howard Kennedy Claridge's Hotel Limited has been able to stop the sale of CLARIDGE branded candles and other goods by Claridge Candles Limited*, but not...
6/19/2019 12:00:00 AM When similarities aren't just skin deep, the differences peel away....... By Howard Kennedy In a recent appeal decision* the General Court of the European Union held that the registered French trade mark, shown below, was...
4/4/2019 12:00:00 AM As alike as two pigs By Howard Kennedy Registered trade marks can be used to cancel the registration of other identical/similar trade marks that have been subsequently...
10/29/2018 12:00:00 AM Out of office messages: an opportunity to connect? By Gillian White I thought this HBR article had some interesting ideas for Entrepreneurial Businesses - rather than set a generic 'out of office' message...
7/26/2018 12:00:00 AM An unpalatable decision for Nestlé… By Howard Kennedy The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) yesterday handed down its judgment in the long-running dispute between Nestlé and...