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A man walks into a bar and orders a "BUD"...

  • A&L Goodbody
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 4 2013

The General Court of the EU has recently ruled that Anheuser-Busch is entitled to register 'BUD' as a trademark across the EU, 17 years after its

No monopoly in history: The History Channel v Discovery History

  • Swan Turton LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 28 2013

AETN broadcasts two cable and satellite channels in the UK: HISTORY (known as the HISTORY CHANNEL from 1995 to 2008) and MILITARY HISTORY. AETN is

UK Intellectual Property Office practice amendment notice applying the ECJ ruling in American Clothing

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 3 2010

The UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has issued Practice Amendment Notice (PAN 0110) on trade mark applications for protected symbols, setting out how it will assess applications to register marks that incorporate or resemble national symbols, protected under Article 6ter of the Paris Convention

Numatic International Ltd v Qualtex UK Ltd: pyrrhic victory for HENRY?

  • McDermott Will & Emery
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • August 3 2010

In Numatic International Ltd v Qualtex UK Ltd 2010 EWHC 1237 (Ch), the High Court of England and Wales has held that the threat by Numatic to market and sell a vacuum cleaner in the shape of a tub, with a domed black lid, amounted to passing off in the sense that the consumer would be deceived into thinking that the product was one of the well known HENRY vacuum cleaners

Appeal in Vodkat case

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 21 2010

The appeal hearing in the Vodkat case (reported in April issue of Food Law Digest) will be heard in the UK Court of Appeal starting on 20 or 21 July before Lord Justice Sedley, Lord Justice Lloyd and Lord Justice Sullivan

‘Cachet’ is not required for extended passing-off claims

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 11 2010

The English Court of Appeal has upheld the High Court decision that ICB was liable under the extended form of passing-off through the sale of its VODKAT alcoholic drink

Protecting the attractive force

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • October 29 2010

In the United Kingdom, a brand owner can protect its unregistered trademarks and commercial signs through the common law right of passing off

Competition law arguments and unlawful parallel trade: worthy of a defence?

  • RPC
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 22 2010

In the European Economic Area (EEA) the parallel trade of trademarked products between member states is permitted if the products in question have been put on the market in the EEA by the trademark owner or with its consent

The UK threats provision a reminder for CTM owners

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • July 22 2010

The recent High Court decision in Best Buy Co Inc and another v Worldwide Sales Corp España SL serves as a useful reminder to practitioners and in-house counsel around the world that a groundless threats provision exists in UK trade mark legislation

Oracle parallel import case tests the inter-face between competition and IP law

  • Nabarro LLP
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • September 23 2010

The Court of Appeal has overturned the High Court's decision to grant summary judgment to Oracle America, Inc (Oracle) (previously Sun Microsystems, Inc) relating to a trade mark infringement

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