Organisation: Alice

“40 years of predictability has been discarded”: Federal Circuit applies new flexibility to design patent obviousness

The decision to apply a new, flexible standard to design patent obviousness could open design patents to more validity challenges, result in inconsistent rulings and benefit counterfeiters and aftermarket companies, attorneys warn.

29 May 2024

How to defeat ‘bad-faith filings with no intention to use’ examination opinions in China

An increase in CNIPA examination opinions based on bad faith has left applicants wary in China. Rouse’s Alice Zhang and Amanda Yang answer the six most important questions to avoid rejection.

25 September 2023

Award-winning in-housers answer four simple questions

Department heads at some of the world’s biggest brands reveal what it takes to build a winning IP strategy.

31 August 2023

“We are very lucky” – how Manchester United became champions of brand protection

Inside the “fortunate” trademark team that enforces the massive trademark portfolio of football giant Manchester United.

27 July 2023

Blow for champagne house André Clouet as court finds no trademark infringement

The Swedish Patent and Market Court has found that the labels on the bottles of Alice Bardot and Bônde & Étable champagne did not infringe the registered trademark of champagne house André Clouet.

01 October 2020

“A spectacular own goal”? EUIPO warns of applications with long lists of goods and services caused by its own tool

The EUIPO has warned about EUTMs with long lists of goods and services. A WTR investigation finds that the cause appears to be linked to the EUIPO’s own goods and services builder tool.

15 August 2019

Apple Card joins fintech fray: start-up brand strategy in the face of big player market entry

Rollout of Apple’s digital banking service is set to begin this August in the United States. How will the tech giant’s entry affect the fintech market, which is predominately made up of venture capital start-ups?

06 August 2019

Court of Appeal finds modified mark likely to cause confusion

The Federal Court of Appeal has found a likelihood of confusion between the partly faded trademarks of two direct competitors in the Canadian luggage and bag marketplace, Wenger and Travelway.

02 January 2018

Court of Appeal upholds enforcement of pharmaceutical trademark against parallel importers

A recent Court of Appeal judgment has clarified the interaction of trademark rights and EU rules on the free movement of goods. The decision confirms that trademark owners have a legitimate interest in the enforcement of their marks against imported goods that they have not placed on the market and over which they have no control.

10 May 2017

Battle of Argos: Domain name infringement

There a number of important takeaways from the latest domain name conflict in the United Kingdom, including the importance of registering trademarks as domain names at the earliest opportunity

01 May 2017