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Extended passing off in the UK: “Greek yoghurt” v “Greek style yoghurt”

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • United Kingdom
  • -
  • April 2 2013

Fage, the owner of the famous TOTAL Greek Yoghurt brand, has sued American company Chobani for passing off by marketing and selling its yoghurt, made

Launching of new domain name extensions and the Trademark Clearing House procedure

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Global
  • -
  • March 21 2013

Starting next autumn, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) will progressively launch thousands of new domain name

CJEU to claify dispute between Barcardi and Mevi on customs duty suspension arrangements

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • January 10 2013

On 30 October 2012 the Court of Appeal The Hague requested the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to provide clarification regarding goods

Sarika Connoisseur Cafe Pte Ltd v Ferrero SpA

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • January 10 2013

Ferrero SPA (Ferrero) is the proprietor of various registered "Nutella" trade marks (including the "NUTELLA" word mark and the composite "nutella and

Indirect advertising for alcoholic beverages

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • France
  • -
  • January 10 2013

Under the French "loi Evin" and more specifically Article L.3323-3 of the French Public Health Code, indirect advertising for alcoholic beverages is

Singapore High Court assesses goodwill for "St. Regis" in Singapore

  • ATMD Bird & Bird LLP
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • November 27 2012

Staywell Hospitality Group Pty Ltd (Staywell) is an Australian company which operates the “Park Regis” hotel brand

Trade mark infringement and the grey market

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Malaysia
  • -
  • June 30 2011

In Tien Ying Hong Enterprise Sdn Bhd v Beenion Sdn Bhd 2010 8 M.L.J 550, the Kuala Lumpur High Court held that the parallel importation of goods without the consent of the registered proprietor amounted to trade mark infringement

Infringing use of a trade mark in Singapore

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Singapore
  • -
  • June 29 2011

In the recent decision of City Chain Stores (S) Pte Ltd v. Louis Vuitton Malletier 2009 SGCA 53 (“City Chain v LVMH”), the Singapore Court of Appeal (“Court”) considered the issue of the types of use of a trade mark that would constitute an infringement of a registered trade mark under the Singapore Trade Marks Act (“the Act”

Non conventional trademarks in the Slovak Republic

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • Slovakia
  • -
  • June 29 2011

Pursuant to Section 2 of the Slovak Trade Mark Act (Act No. 5062009 coll. on Trade Marks) a sign can be registered as a trade mark by the Industrial Office of the Slovak Republic (the “Office”) if it is capable of being represented graphically and consists of words, including personal names, letters, numbers, drawings, shape of goods or their packaging or their mutual combinations, provided that such sign is capable of distinguishing the goods or services of one person from the goods or services of another person

Trade mark protection for chocolate: sweet or a bitter aftertaste?

  • Bird & Bird
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • June 29 2011

When browsing the supermarket shelves we are confronted with chocolate products in all kind of shapes, such as bunnies, hearts and chickens. Along with the fact that for most people chocolate is a sweet and lovely treat, it is interesting to take a closer look at the shape of chocolate from a legal point of view as well

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