Alistair Payne

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• General Court finds CAMEL marks confusingly similar
• Nestlé defeated as General Court confirms refusal of A2 mark
• LA IRLANDESA - a tale of ‘buttery’ bad faith
• Losing the THINK DIFFERENT marks - if only Apple had ‘thought differently’
• CJEU rules that German non-use revocation procedure is contrary to EU law
• Halloumi lovers cheesed-off by GRILLOUMI BURGERS
• The colour orange for Champagne – a salutary lesson in ticking the right box
• Phillip Morris successful on appeal in SIENNA SELECTION case
• The Kerry trademark wars: General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between KERRYGOLD and KERRYMAID - but only for non-English speakers

• Good news for Bacardi as General Court finds likelihood of confusion between 42 BELOW and BLEND 42 VODKA
• PRIMUS decision demonstrates potential scope of opposition under Article 8(5)
• General Court slices through hunting company’s appeal in TASER case
• Sony v EUIPO: when “annulment” really means “annulment”
• The similarity threshold for trademark dilution under Article 8(5) – how low does it go?
• General Court’s MULTIPLUS decision highlights status to be accorded to national registrations in opposition proceedings
• General Court: imperfect recollection of earlier mark imputes likelihood of confusion, even for specialised and highly attentive public
• Ireland
  Featured in Pharmaceutical Trademarks 2009 - A Global Guide
• Ireland
  Featured in Anti-counterfeiting 2008 – A Global Guide