TM, R, SM? What is the correct trade mark symbol?
A common misconception is that a registered trade mark is identified if someone affixes a TM symbol next to their branding. However, this is not
A common misconception is that a registered trade mark is identified if someone affixes a TM symbol next to their branding. However, this is not
A Filipino business owner, Victor Martin Soriano, has found himself in a legal battle with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle after filing an application to
In February 2020, New York-based fashion brand Thom Browne filed three trade mark applications registering intent to use a striped design on footwear. Since, it
Ghost Drinks Ltd, a Cambridge-based company producing hand-crafted premium vodka, found themselves the subject of a lawsuit against Svensk Drama Pop (SDP)At the start of
Beauty brand glossier granted pink packaging trade markA year and a half after New York-based beauty brand, Glossier, applied to register it’s ‘millennial pink’ product
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has ruled in favour of a Swiss watchmaking firm after a three-year trade mark battle for the name
The famous British brewery company Fuller have been granted a victory by the UK Intellectual Property Office (‘UKIPO’). The famous British brewery company Fuller have
Reasons for Opposing Trade Marks A trade mark effectively is a ‘badge of origin’ which helps customers identify where the product originates from, therefore the
Although a trade mark application will not be refused simply because a similar or identical mark already exists, the question of confusion under relative grounds
The risk attached to securing registration of word trade marks by the inclusion of figurative elements has yet again been emphasised by the Board of