Industry: Consumer & retail

Argentina court grants high proportion of damages to Converse licencee

The National Chamber of Appeals has awarded a licensee, which was authorised to enforce Converse marks in its own name, damages worth 30% of the sales generated from the infringing goods.

09 July 2024

NIVEA prevails in trade dress dispute as Delhi High Court cements comparative advertising boundaries

The Delhi High Court has shed light on the boundaries of comparative advertising in a trade dress dispute over NIVEA’s Crème face cream, highlighting the courts’ role in safeguarding consumer interests. Businesses and rights holders should be cautious to operate within these limitations when marketing their products.

20 June 2024

BOTTLERY owner successfully invalidates BOTELLA mark

In a dispute between MV Group, a leading wholesaler in the Baltic States, and AIBĖ, the largest alliance of retailers in Lithuania and Latvia, the Appeals Division has found that the figurative marks BOTTLERY and BOTELLA were confusingly similar.

17 June 2024

Gucci favours Southern Florida and secures preliminary injunctions exceptionally quickly, litigation data reveals

Analysis of trademark litigation data identifies Gucci as the Kering brand most active in the United States, but not in the forums you may expect

07 June 2024

Indonesia requires textile and footwear importers to submit trademark certificates

A letter of appointment to import from the trademark owner or its authorised representative is no longer sufficient to obtain an import permit for these goods.

04 April 2024

Bosch to expand Origify anti-counterfeiting technology to benefit luxury and FMCG brands

As Bosch’s authentication technology looks to expand into the luxury and FMCG markets, WTR asks whether a greater uptake would make it truly game-changing in the fight against fakes.

28 March 2024

KVIC loses out on interim relief in cultural symbol infringement dispute

In a case involving traditional Indian textiles, the Delhi High Court has shed light on the challenges in safeguarding cultural heritage marks against commercial misuse and the heavy burden of proof on the plaintiff to prove that a registration is invalid.

14 March 2024

Unpicking the mass-filing strategy of the US’ most prolific trademark plaintiff

The Stündenglass brand owner’s lawsuit filing strategy has led to a huge number of settlements and permanent injunctions against alleged infringers in the United States.

08 March 2024

TTAB insufficiently weighed likelihood-of-confusion factors in cancellation action, Federal Circuit rules

In an infringement dispute involving two baby product retailers, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit found that the TTAB erred in its application of several DuPont factors when it analysed the similarity between two marks.

07 March 2024

Delhi High Court denies interim injunction to Lotus Herbal in product branding dispute

Cosmetic company 82°E has prevailed in an infringement suit brought by Lotus Herbal alleging likelihood of confusion. The Delhi High Court’s decision sheds light on the complexities of product branding and clarifies the distinction between characteristic descriptions and brand identifiers.

07 March 2024