trademark must be distinctive but does not have to be coined or invented for it to be registered. It also stated that the composite mark does not exclusively contain the geographical name Abu Dhabi. The
On 7 June, the General Court dismissed the appeal lodged by Chocolates Lacasa against an entrepreneur from Alicante who had registered the mark “Conguitos” for drugstore products. The General Court ...
The Bombay High Court has protected the trademark of a prior user by passing and ex-parte and ad-interim order, which was recently confirmed while reiterating that a case of infringement and passing
German sports-car company Porsche is currently appealing a decision by European trademark authorities to reject a sound designed to replace the near-silence of an electric vehicle accelerating.
Nov 13 (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court on Monday said the phrase "Everybody vs. Racism," cannot be granted a trademark because it is not used to identify the maker or seller of a specific product.
Gray Media Group, the parent company of KMOV (Channel 4), filed suit last week against competitor KSDK (Channel 5) arguing it had violated a trademark by debuting a new weather brand featuring the
though it is true that items of jewellery may take a variety of shapes, including that of animals, it cannot be established that the relevant public will associate the motif of a bear with items such
JOHANNESBURG, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tiger Brands (TBSJ.J), South Africa's biggest food producer, is taking action to stay competitive in the face of high input costs that have still not come down signific...
A trademark is a legally registered symbol, word, phrase, or design that distinguishes a product or service from others in the market. It helps consumers identify and associate a particular brand
In a recent ruling issued on 15 November, the General Court of the European Union (CJUE) rejected the trade mark application of the Madrid company Portal Golf Gestión. The refusal was based on the po...