Chick-fil-A’s second attempt to crack the UK market will require a more-than-canny brand protection strategy if it truly expects to compete, given its past reputational issues in the country, argues this week’s opinion column.
The Delhi High Court has found that phonetic similarity trumps visual dissimilarity in a trademark infringement case between food industry rivals. While the defendant Wow Momo Foods is defeated in this instance, the main suit is still ongoing.
The General Court found that the sign - which represented a can, a bottle and an arrow - had not been put to genuine use in accordance with the essential function of individual marks.
This is good news for whisky brand owners, as the certification will enable easier enforcement.
19 September 2023
The NBA’s evidence was too vague, which damaged its chances of establishing any reputation beyond basketball-related entertainment.
15 September 2023
A recent application for the recognition of Ají Margariteño - a chili pepper variety native to Margarita Island - as a GI shows how legal tools can propel regional products onto the international stage.
15 September 2023
Disclaiming exclusivity in respect of individual parts of a composite mark does not ipso facto result in disclaiming exclusivity over the mark as a whole.
08 September 2023
The nominations period is open for the prestigious WTR Industry Awards 2024 and the forthcoming edition of WTR 300: The World’s Leading Corporate Trademark Professionals.
06 September 2023
Dutch company Jemie BV, the owner of the mark CANNA THÉ SOLUTION FOR GROWTH AND BLOOM, has successfully opposed the registration of CANNAPAR by a Paraguayan company.
06 September 2023
In analysing a profits award, the Sixth Circuit held that several key factors should be considered, such as the defendant’s intent to deceive, whether sales were diverted and palming off, among many others. In light of such criteria, it upheld the district court’s award of profits, costs and attorneys’ fees.
31 August 2023
The case shows that it is crucial to provide correct information in applications for plant variety protection under the Protection of Plant Variety and Farmers Rights Act.
30 August 2023
The court highlighted that, since the refusal was justified on the basis of Article 7(1)(e)(ii), it was not necessary to examine the other grounds of refusal under that provision.
25 August 2023
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23 August 2023
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