Skip to content Imagine the aroma of freshly baked croissants drawing morning crowds to your café. You’ve created a signature croissant-based sandwich that’s the talk of the town
After you file a UK trademark application, it undergoes examination by the Intellectual Property Office. The examination phase checks whether your mark meets legal requirements
Overview: Whether it’s the World Cup, the Olympics, or the Super Bowl, companies of all sizes rush to be part of the excitement whenever a
By Michael Coyle for Trademarkroom Reading Room When a common word is the essential component of a trademark, how far should a brand owner go
Overview Few fictional characters are as instantly recognisable as Paddington Bear – the polite, duffel-coat-wearing, marmalade-sandwich-loving bear from “darkest Peru”. Created by author Michael Bond
How a “score-draw” judgment exposed the limits of branding power in a post-SkyKick world Two companies. One name. One courtroom. In WISE Payments Ltd v
Trademark for a bar – Intro Living in Amsterdam and now considering the possibility of starting a bar in London means that you are probably
Sexual Trademarks: Initial Context During a recent trip to Amsterdam, I was rushing to court after changing my clothes and passing a shopfront that proudly
Gondolas in Venice – iconic symbols tied to Italy’s identity, where names and images carry branding power. Gondolas, a living example of Italian culture, float
Protecting intellectual property rights on e-commerce sites: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/protecting-intellectual-property-rights-on-e-commerce-stores E-commerce has expanded quickly over the last 10 years, giving consumers much more access to a vast
