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Stronger protection for designers following changes to copyright law

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 26 2013

Spring brings news of statutory changes to UK copyright law that will extend protection for iconic designs significantly. On 25 April 2013, the

Big changes for small claims

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 27 2012

Forthcoming changes to the Civil Procedure Rules will expand the range of options available in resolving intellectual property disputes for lower value claims

Interflora v M&S: further guidance in the AdWords minefield

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • September 23 2011

The latest case in the quest for clarification of trade mark law in relation to online use, particularly in relation to keywords (or "AdWords"), was handed down on 22 September

Brand owners cautiously jubilant following ruling of Court of Justice in L'Oreal v eBay

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • July 12 2011

The Court of Justice of the European Union has handed down its judgment in the case of L'Oréal v eBay and overall it is good news for brand owners

Play Dough is confusingly similar to Play-Doh

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 11 2011

Enforcing trade marks that may have descriptive connotations is not without difficulty, yet they are often the most desirable for effective and memorable marketing campaigns

Maker of VODKAT fails to convince Court of Appeal that extended passing off is now too broad

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 26 2010

The Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of Arnold J in January that Intercontinental Brands (ICB) passed off its VODKAT product as vodka and thereby caused damage to Diageo, manufacturer of the SMIRNOFF brand of vodka

Dilution of vodka prevented by High Court

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 17 2010

The Court has found that InterContinental Brands (ICB) passed off its VODKAT product as vodka and thereby caused damage to Diageo, manufacturer of SMIRNOFF

Google suffers setback in Adword dispute in US Court of Appeals

  • Wragge & Co LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 16 2009

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has allowed an appeal by Rescuecom that Google's use of Rescuecom's trade mark could amount to "use in commerce"