Canadian rapper Drake has been unsuccessful in his bid to trade mark the phrase ‘Certified Lover Boy’, ahead of his album release, of the same
“I keep hearing the term Opposition ? What does it mean?” Part 1 A Client recently asked “I keep hearing the term Opposition ? What
Ferrari has started a legal battle between an independent sports charity. The dispute is over the Italian word for thoroughbred. Trade marks need to be
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
As a child, there was nothing more exciting than to find the wonderful red round that was a Babybel in your lunchbox. As a child,
As previously reported on The Trademarkroom blog, Toblerone were flexing their trade mark muscles to Poundland who were pushing to release a copycat ‘Twin Peaks’
The well established fast food delivery app Just Eat, has succeeded in their bid to prevent the registration of a similar brand name at the
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
A Trademark application may still prove problematic. Dismaland v Disney Land Trademark UK Copyright provisions allow some parodies that may save Banksy’s “Dismaland” exhibition from
After a trade mark has been registered, it can still come up against problems. A mark can be ruled as invalid, meaning it will be
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