12/14/2023 10:50:04 AM It's beginning to look a lot like… a comparative advertising issue By Jon Sharples Who has been your favourite character in a Christmas advert this year? Lidl's kind-hearted racoon? John Lewis's Little Shop of...
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...
6/12/2019 12:00:00 AM Reproduction of logos - copying or independent creation? By Howard Kennedy In a recent UK court case, a UK bicycle designer and manufacturer, ATB Sales, (ATB) successfully relied on its copyright in its stag's...
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...
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...