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Cadbury wins the colour purple in the UK

  • Adams & Adams
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  • South Africa, United Kingdom
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  • May 14 2013

The recent ruling of the High Court in the United Kingdom in the matter of Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Limited

English High Court allows ‘use of own name’ defence - Stichting BDO & Others v BDO Unibank Inc & Others

  • D Young & Co
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

The Claimants are part of a network of accountancy and professional services firms who trade under the name 'BDO'. The First Claimant is the

High Court retains composure for composite mark assessment - Aveda Corporation v Dabur India Ltd

  • D Young & Co
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

The English High Court has extended the protection potentially available to brands owners to include instances where marks similar to their own are

Misrepresentation

  • Goldman Sloan Nash & Haber LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

An action for passing off is flexible and is not confined to any particular means of misrepresentation. Doing of anything which would lead customers

Considering the "hypothetical negotiation" in determining damages for trade mark infringement in the UK on a notional royalty basis

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 2 2013

A recent case concerning trade mark infringement in the world of online gaming provides some useful guidance on the English court's approach to

High Court of England and Wales protects "Greek yoghurt”

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 30 2013

In Fage UK Ltd & Anor v Chobani UK Ltd & Anor 2013 EWHC 630 (Ch), the English High Court has found that the term "Greek yoghurt" has a particular

Scrabble tile trade mark no longer deemed registrable

  • Barker Brettell LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 29 2013

In the UK High Court case J.W. Spear & Sons Limited & Ors v Zynga, Inc. Mattel alleged that Zynga's board game 'Scramble with friends' infringed four

Changes to the use of survey evidence and witness collection in trade mark cases

  • Mewburn Ellis LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 24 2013

The test to determine whether parties should be allowed to rely on survey evidence or witness collection in trade mark and passing-off litigation has

English court says Greek yogurt must come from Greece

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 18 2013

In the recent English High Court decision of Fage UK Ltd & Another v Chobani UK Ltd & Another 2013 EWHC 630, Mr Justice Briggs (soon to be a Court

Is this evidence of real value? Yesno - further guidance on consumer evidence in trade mark disputes from the Court of Appeal

  • Wragge & Co LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • April 17 2013

The ongoing trade mark dispute between Interflora and Marks & Spencer has been the focus of several of our earlier alerts as it has already resulted