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Passing Off
Logos and no-gos: ten recommendations for IP reform
Professor Ian Hargreaves has published his government-commissioned report looking at the UK’s legal and regulatory framework for IP, which provides recommendations to ensure that IP policy supports innovation and promotes economic growth in the digital age. Macfarlanes reports.
Law Firm: Macfarlanes LLP | Published: 14 June 2011 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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Due diligence in Asian IP acquisitions - how much is enough?
According to the Chinese, “sharpening the axe before chopping the tree is not a waste of time”. In the context of intellectual property, due diligence is critical, as Tilleke & Gibbins reports.
Law Firm: Tilleke & Gibbins | Published: 29 March 2011 | Practice Area: Copyright
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The Play Doh/Play Dough trademark debate
The judgment handed down in the high-profile case of Hasbro v 123 Nährmittel and another is good news for the owners of trade marks which have descriptive connotations. Wragge & Co discusses.
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 15 February 2011 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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The CMS Brand Review 2010
More than a decade since the Trade Marks Directive came into force, approximating trademark law across the EU, the legal picture remains as diverse as the nations that compose the union. The CMS Brands Review combines report and analysis on some of the key cases before the ECJ in the recent years.
Law Firm: CMS | Published: 13 October 2010 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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Maker of Vodkat fails to convince Court of Appeal that extended passing off is now too broad
Wragge & Co reports that he Court of Appeal has upheld the judgment of Arnold J in January that Intercontinental Brands passed off its VODKAT product as vodka and thereby caused damage to the manufacturer of SMIRNOFF vodka, confirming the apparently broad scope of "extended passing off".
Law Firm: Wragge & Co | Published: 27 August 2010 | Practice Area: Passing Off
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Hong Kong shadow companies targeted by improved brand enforcement measures
The Companies (Amendment) Bill 2010, which has been welcomed by brand owners, was passed in July 2010. The effect of the Bill is that in the future less time and money will need to be spent in court proceedings to obtain and enforce orders for the change of a shadow company's name.
Law Firm: Hogan Lovells | Published: 18 August 2010 | Practice Area: Copyright
Anti counterfeiting alert - the ‘simplified procedure’
In June, HMRC issued the final version of the 'simplified procedure' for the abandonment and destruction of goods suspected of infringing intellectual. This briefing discusses whether the procedure is, in practice, any simpler for those trying to protect their intellectual property rights.
Law Firm: SJ Berwin | Published: 14 July 2010 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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Passing off: relying on shapes rather than names
A recent High Court decision in Numatic International Ltd v Qualtex UK Ltd illustrates how passing off can be determined by reference to the infringed product’s design or shape, without reference to its branding.
Law Firm: Manches | Published: 21 June 2010 | Practice Area: Passing Off
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Austria: trademark parody – Humour is …
Humour is subjective and, by its nature, open to dispute. It is therefore inevitable that in cases of trademark parody the question sometimes arises: When does a simple good laugh end and a trademark infringement begin?
Law Firm: Schoenherr | Published: 03 May 2010 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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IP bulletin: Hotel Cipriani v Cipriani London - the perils of a shared history
In this edition of IP Bulletin, we review the Court of Appeal decision in Hotel Cipriani v Cipriani (Grosvenor Street), concerning the trademark dispute between the operators of the world-famous Venetian hotel, Hotel Cipriani, and the operators of Cipriani London, a top-end restaurant in Mayfair.
Law Firm: SJ Berwin | Published: 08 April 2010 | Practice Area: Trademarks
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