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.
We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at cases where big brands were defeated before the courts or the IP office.
19 April 2023
Among other things, the new law introduces a definition of ‘spirit drinks’ and sets out the requirements for the registration of a GI.
17 April 2023
WTR is pleased to reveal the shortlist for the 2023 WTR Industry Awards, with nominees including the corporate trademark teams from Apple, Haleon, Manolo Blahnik, and Treasury Wines Estates.
08 April 2023
The court concluded that, considering the low level of attention of the relevant consumers, "a wild, red beast" would stick in their memory.
05 April 2023
The General Court confirmed that there was a likelihood of confusion between Nestlé’s figurative mark A2 and The a2 Milk Company’s earlier figurative mark A2.
04 April 2023
The hearing officer found that biscuits are not similar to nutritional supplements in liquid form or to non-alcoholic beverages.
03 April 2023
The Fourth Circuit concluded that US consumers understand ‘gruyere’ as referring to a type of cheese, which renders the term generic.
31 March 2023
While the applicants for GRUYERE believed that the term should be used only to label cheese produced in the Gruyère region, the court held that it is a generic term for consumers and encouraged the USPTO and courts to look to FDA regulations as evidence in future disputes.
30 March 2023
This decision of the assistant commissioner shows just how difficult it is to lodge evidence ‘out of time’.
27 March 2023
It is necessary to examine the distinctive and dominant character of the elements that have been added, based on their intrinsic qualities and their relative position in the configuration of the mark.
23 March 2023
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