A mere three and a half years after the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, the UK looks set to “leave” the EU on 31 January 2020. Instead of exiting without a deal (which at one stage looked distinctly...more
1/23/2020
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EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Exit Day ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
IP License ,
Jurisdiction ,
Renewal Fees ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
Use in Commerce ,
Withdrawal Agreement
When TV format creator Mark Duffy struck upon the tongue-in-cheek name “The Pets Factor” for what was (presumably) a talent competition for domestic animals, he might well have smiled at his own ingenuity. Conversely, when...more
7/13/2019
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Entertainment Industry ,
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Goods or Services ,
Passing Off ,
Tarnishment ,
Television Shows ,
Trade Marks Act ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
Unfair Advantage
Are apples different from pears? Or are they both just fruit? Or, as cockney rhyming slang would have it, are they stairs? These are the questions (excepting the last one) that the distinguished judges of the Court of Justice...more
4/11/2019
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Appeals ,
Apple ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Reversal ,
The Enlarged Board of Appeals ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Opposition Proceedings ,
Trademarks