by Carolyn Haywood | Sep 27, 2024 | Trademarks
Background with respect to first instance proceedings On 21 April 2022, Guangzhou Ya Ti Ao Jia Cosmetics Co., Ltd ‘Guangzhou’ applied to register the figurative mark for various cosmetics in class 3. In May 2022, L’Oréal filed an opposition against the...
by Luke Pettit | Sep 2, 2024 | Trademarks
Background and First Instance Decisions In its recent judgment, the UK Supreme Court addressed allegations of trade mark infringement against Mr Ahmed and Ms. Ahmed, directors of Hornby Street Ltd. Hornby Street Ltd. had sold products under the “Santa Monica...
by Sean Hutchinson | Jul 30, 2024 | Trademarks
Background In 1999, Adidas obtained a registered trade mark for trousers having three stripes vertically arranged between the waistband and the hem. The trade mark was registered in black‑and‑white and thus did not specify any colours. Then, in 2022, Nike offered five...
by | Jul 12, 2024 | US & International
This ruling upheld the decision that trade mark registrations cannot be the name of a living person without their permission, and that this revocation is not unconstitutional. However, the Justices could not unanimously agree on why this ruling has been upheld. In...
by Juliette Boynton | Apr 24, 2024 | Trademarks, UK
In a little more detail, Lidl had argued that Tesco had infringed its copyright, trade mark registration, and passing off rights of its Lidl logo, by Tesco’s use of their Clubcard prices (CPP) logo. This argument succeeded in the Judge’s Decision. However, the Judge...
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