As previously reported on The Trademarkroom blog, Toblerone were flexing their trade mark muscles to Poundland who were pushing to release a copycat ‘Twin Peaks’
When looking to register a trade mark, there are a number of elements that could potentially impact you or could be beneficial to you. One
Reasons for Opposing Trade Marks A trade mark effectively is a ‘badge of origin’ which helps customers identify where the product originates from, therefore the
I’ll have a Freddoccino I mean a Frappuccino. Oh I don’t know I’m confused! Frappuccino v Freddoccino Trademark row Starbucks has sued a rival coffee
A Trademark application may still prove problematic. Dismaland v Disney Land Trademark UK Copyright provisions allow some parodies that may save Banksy’s “Dismaland” exhibition from
A defence in law is a lawful excuse to commit an act that would normally be prohibited. There are a number of defences to
Although a trade mark application will not be refused simply because a similar or identical mark already exists, the question of confusion under relative grounds
Leidseplein Beheer B.V. and Hendrikus Jacobus Marinus De Vries v Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull Nederland B.V. Case C-65/12 Red Bull brought proceedings against
Those of us of a certain age are familiar with the iconic image of a baby antelope leaping with a ribbon around its neck known
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