Organisation: Johnson & Johnson

The Court of Appeals has dismissed an opposition by Sealy, the owner of the mark BEDTIME in Classes 20, 24 and 35, against the registration of various BEDTIME marks in Classes 3 and 5 by Johnson & Johnson, but upheld Johnson’s opposition against Sealy’s application for BEDTIME in Classes 3 and 5. Among other things, the court rejected Sealy’s argument that BEDTIME was a well-known mark.

04 May 2015

<i>World Trademark Review</i> is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2015 <i>WTR</i> Industry Awards. Amongst the corporate teams featured on this year’s shortlist are those from adidas, Apple, BMW, Cencosud, Chanel, eBay, FIFA, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, Intel, Jaguar Land Rover, Kate Spade & Company, L'Oréal, Microsoft, Nike, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Twitter and Yum! Brands.

15 April 2015

In <I>Lupin Limited v Johnson & Johnson</I>, the Full Bench of the Bombay High Court has held that the court can consider the question of the validity of a registered trademark at the interlocutory stage if the registration is <I>ex facie</I> illegal, fraudulent or shocks the conscience of the court. The decision represents a U-turn in the court’s position in this respect.

23 January 2015

<i>World Trademark Review</i> presents its annual focus on the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, polling users to gauge sentiment on its performance, assessing the impact of upcoming legislative changes and presenting updates direct from Alicante.

31 August 2014

<i>World Trademark Review</i> is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2014 <i>WTR</i> Industry Awards. Amongst the in-house teams featured on the shortlist are those from Amazon.com, Apple, BMW, Campbell Soup Company, China Mobile, GlaxoSmithKline, Google, Lego, Pepsico, Rovio Entertainment, Unify and Zippo Manufacturing Company.

23 April 2014

An agreement between INTERPOL and 29 pharmaceutical companies, announced yesterday, will lead to the establishment of a new €4.5 million programme to combat fake medicines. The deal also demonstrates the advantages of pooling resources to work collaboratively with authorities against shared threats.

13 March 2013

So the day many had been waiting for (albeit for longer than originally intended) finally arrived and details of the 1,930 gTLD applications were made publically available. ICANN’s press conference to mark the publication proved a lively affair – with news on the URS and likelihood of changes to the batching process, in addition to the revelation of who has applied for what.

14 June 2012