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For a number of reasons, a trade mark can be revoked from registration therefore leaving it open for another party to register
In cases that don’t involve identical trademarks and identical goods and services (or a mark with a reputation) it is necessary to
What happens if I don’t use my registered trademark?
For a number of reasons, a trade mark can be revoked from registration therefore leaving it open for another party
Likelihood of confusion and trade marks
In cases that don’t involve identical trademarks and identical goods and services (or a mark with a reputation) it is
Help! My trademark application has been refused in the UK
Your trademark application maybe refused under absolute grounds if it lacks the required distinctiveness to function as a trademark. One
Similarity of trademarks and the risk of confusion
Although a trade mark application will not be refused simply because a similar or identical mark already exists, the question
Trademarks. What constitutes identical goods in the European Union?
The rights conferred to a trade mark proprietor contrary to Article 5 of Directive (EC) 2008/ 95; Article 9 of
Descriptive trademarks and figurative elements
The risk attached to securing registration of word trade marks by the inclusion of figurative elements has yet again been
Invisible and Subliminal Uses of Trade Marks
As a result of new technologies and new business practices they ways in which trademarks are used has dramatically changed.
Trademark opposition procedure
There is a definitive trade mark opposition procedure in place within the UK. Firstly, when a trade mark application is
Can a geographical name be used as a trade mark?
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) includes protection for geographical indications. Section 3(1)(c)/ Article 7 (1)(c)
Red Bull v Bulldog trademark case
Leidseplein Beheer B.V. and Hendrikus Jacobus Marinus De Vries v Red Bull GmbH and Red Bull Nederland B.V. Case C-65/12