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Plain packaging, lessons to learn from the (possibly) coming tobacco identity...
I recently enjoyed a debate with an economic consultant friend of mine on the implications of plain packaging for cigarettes. As an occasional smoker myself, I was very interested in what proposals to...
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Can You Trademark A Colour? Cadbury Secures The Rights To The Colour Purple
Last month Cadbury managed to secure a trademark for its signature purple colour after a lengthy battle with Nestle. The outcome means that Cadbury now has the exclusive rights to use its own...
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Trademark Infringement- M&S vs. Interflora
Yesterday the IPKat wrote about an interim judgment handed down by the Court of Appeal in the dispute between Interflora and M&S. The case revolves around the question of whether competitors...
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Branding For Success
I presented this presentation at Triumphant Event’s one day ‘Make it BIG in 2013′ event on November 24. For those who missed it, here is a transcript of my speech along with the accompanying slides. To...
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Trade mark registration and brand extension in China
China is now the second largest economy on the planet, and has become a key market for businesses worldwide. So, securing ownership of your brand in China should be an important part of your plans....
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How To Secure An Unusual Trademark
Whilst the most common use of trademarks is to legally protect brand names or logos, this is by no means the only way in which a trademark reinforces a brand. Trademarks act to identify the source of a...
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Trademarks and Britain Overseas
Increasingly, awareness of the value of a brand is leading businesses to protect their names and logos through trademark registration. As registration is territorial in nature, only offering...
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Do you need to bother with trade marks?
Since writing my book, Legally Branded, a number of business owners have thanked me for making this fundamentally important subject of intellectual property (particularly trade marks) understandable....
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Innocent Loses Halo Trademark
Innocent Loses Halo Trademark If ever there was an ideal example of the importance of ensuring the right intellectual property procedures are in place, Innocent’s recent trademark difficulties...
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Licensing- Don’t Risk Losing Your Trademark
Licensing – Don’t Risk Losing Your Trademark If your business has reached the stage where you are looking to expand abroad or diversify into different markets, licensing your brand could be the ideal...
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Apple granted a trademark over physical layout of the Apple Stores
Fifth Avenue Apple Store (Image courtesy of Wikimedia) Trademarks can protect more than just a brand name or logo. Chocolate maker Cadbury successfully trademarked the shade of purple associated with...
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SkyDrive Set for a Skydive? – Cloud computing service faces dispute over...
A recent decision of the High Court provides a useful illustration of the breadth of the rights granted by trademark registration. In that ruling the use of SKYDRIVE by Microsoft for its cloud storage...
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Trademark Registration – A Lack of Finality?
Over half a million trademark applications are filed each year throughout Europe, and a memo of the European Commission indicates that as of March 2013 there were nearly 10 million trademarks listed in...
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European Trademark Office rules Pinterest doesn’t own rights to its name
US social network Pinterest has lost grip of its European trademark rights Social networking giant Pinterest lost its trademark battle against Premium Interest, a London-based news aggregation...
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European Trademarks
If you are doing business in a number of different European countries then, rather than registering your trademarks in each jurisdiction separately, you will likely apply for protection at the European...
View ArticleIgnorance not Bliss – Avoiding liability for infringing pay-per-click...
Often, businesses treat intellectual property just as something they need to own and register, without giving enough thought to the risk of infringement. Even where the risk of infringement is...
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Not-so-public information
The legal service industry has started to wake up to the need for innovation, moving away from traditional hourly billing structures, leveraging technology to improve efficiency, launching online...
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Naming your start-up: tips for lasting success
The notion that the main consideration when choosing a new brand name is its availability as a .com domain is widespread. What is less well known is that you may not be free to use your chosen domain...
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