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The Court of Appeal has upheld two High Court decisions relating to separate trade mark infringement actions brought by Starbucks and EMI against Sky concerning Community Trade Marks for “NOW”
In what may be the final twist in Specsavers’ long-running dispute with Asda over the Asda Opticians advertising campaign, the Court of Appeal has upheld in part Specsavers’ appeal against a 2010 High Court decision that (largely) rejected Specsavers’ claims that Asda’s use of certain straplines and logos infringed Specsavers’ Community trade marks
Following a recent referral to the European Court of Justice (ECJ), owners of Community Trade Marks (CTMs) and national trade marks in Europe should review their trade mark portfolio to ensure that their registrations are sufficiently broad to cover all of the goods and services in relation to which the trade marks are used
