In our latest round-up, we look at Pinduoduo removing counterfeit sellers from its subsidy programme, Kiklis Law Firm launching in Alexandria, and more.
A key takeaway is that techniques such as visualisation and reframing are useful tools that can help parties look beyond their initial positions.
The judgment serves as a warning that trademark rights are significantly influenced by actual use in India.
In the latest issue of <i>World Trademark Review</i>, we explore how the FernMark collective mark licensing programme is helping New Zealand businesses (like start-up tea producer Zealong) to expand and protect their brands overseas. Selling tea to China – which alone produces one-third of the world’s supply – may sound like a Sisyphean task, but it is one that New Zealand start-up Zealong has taken up with aplomb.
08 July 2016
A trademark application consisting of a 3D multi-visual representation of the famous Absolut vodka bottle was initially rejected by the Turkish Patent Institute on absolute refusal grounds, as the application was found devoid of distinctive character.
08 July 2016
In <i>Bavaria NV v Bayerischer Brauerbund eV</i> it was held that the average Irish consumer would think that Bavaria Crown beer was from Bavaria or that it was brewed using Bavarian brewing methods.
22 June 2016
In <i>August Storck KG v the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)</i> the General Court confirmed EUIPO's rejection of a trademark registration comprising white and blue square-shaped packaging for lack of distinctive character under Article 7(1)(b) of the EU Community Trademark Regulation.
16 June 2016
The US Internal Revenue Service and Coca-Cola are locked in a battle regarding the proper allocation of income between Coca-Cola and its foreign affiliates pursuant to trademark and trade secret licences.
14 June 2016
In <i>International Foodstuffs Co LLC (IFC) v Parle Products Pvt Ltd</i>, a single judge of the Bombay High Court has, while rejecting IFC’s interim application, held that trademark registration rights are restricted to the goods for which the mark is used and cannot be extended to every single item in a class.
08 June 2016
Domainers often complain that Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) panellists are too complainant-friendly and that domain names are much too readily transferred under the UDRP. In <i>Robin Food BV v Bogdan Mykhaylets</i> the UDRP panel found in favour of the domainer, partially due to the proactive steps that it took in the process.
06 June 2016
In <i>Compagnie Gervais Danone v European Union Intellectual Property Office</i> the EU General Court found a figurative trademark to be confusingly similar to the EU word trademark BLU DE SAN MIGUEL. At first sight this seems surprising, but lessons can be drawn from this decision.
03 June 2016
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