Sound plays a pivotal role in purchasing decisions for younger consumers. Patsy Lau and Char Lam explain how to best protect – and exploit – your sound marks, no matter where you are in Asia. In
whether trade marks owned by Louboutin are invalid. Van Haren Schoenen, a shoe retailer in the Netherlands, has challenged whether the mark, which gives Louboutin monopoly rights across the Benelux
which revoked two trade marks held by The London Taxi Corporation (LTC) for the shape of two models of its taxis. The London Taxi Corporation appealed that decision and claimed that not only were its
prevent certain shape marks being registered. However, lawyers have told WIPR that while this is an unexpected victory for Louboutin, there is still room for discussion on the decision’s future
associate itself” with the energy drink brand, using Monster’s marks on its trucks, employee uniforms, and web and social media pages. Monster has been using the ‘Monster Energy’ (US trademark number 4,721
Monster Energy has failed to stop a camera equipment company from registering a trademark at the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO), which it claimed would infringe its earlier marks. In its
continue to be available to individuals. The 'own name' defence for businesses was removed in respect of EU trade marks valid in the UK last year when the EU trade mark regulation took effect. The
The Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has opened a consultation on planned amendments to the existing Trade Marks Act in the UK (68-page / 1.77MB PDF) which it said would implement the EU's most
Yesterday, October 23, the General Court handed down two rulings, annulling decisions by an EUIPO appeals board which found that two contested 3D marks, owned by Galletas Gullón, had not been put to
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