by Sean Hughes | Nov 1, 2018 | Briefings, Trademarks
Does consuming two different types of goods at the same time increase their similarity? Asolo filed an application for registration of a European Union trade mark in 1997 for the word mark ‘FLÜGEL’ (‘wings’ in English) in classes 32 and 33....
by David Eyre | Sep 1, 2018 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks, UK, UPC
Patents, Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and the Unitary Patent Court (UPC) Trade Marks and Designs Copyright Exhaustion of Rights Please click on one of the hyperlinks above to go to the particular guidance note. The overarching intention of the...
by Alex Bajjon | Apr 1, 2018 | Briefings, Trademarks
Introduction Trade marks may be protected by registration at national or regional (such as at the EU) trade mark offices. Registered trade marks provide the holder the right to exclude others from using the same or a similar trade marks for the same or similar...
by Carolyn Haywood | Mar 1, 2018 | Briefings, Designs & Copyright, Trademarks
With respect to intellectual property, one of the important proposals in the draft Withdrawal Agreement was the creation of “parallel” UK rights, without the need for re-examination, for owners of EU trade marks or registered Community designs,...
by Juliette Boynton | Oct 1, 2017 | Trademarks
Changes introduced as a result of the new European Trade Mark Directive and Regulation in March 2016 came into force on 1 October 2017 and in particular trade marks will no longer have to be graphically represented. Graphic Representation New trade marks must now...
by Juliette Boynton | Aug 1, 2017 | Trademarks
Infringement of trade marks can be a criminal offence, as well as being actionable in civil law. Criminal provisions are included in Section 92 of the Trade Marks Act 1994. While criminal offences are most often associated with organised crime groups who are dealing...
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