The court ruled in favour of the plaintiff and ordered the defendant to pay damages, on the basis that there is an immense likelihood of confusion by virtue of the resemblance in product packaging, phonetic similarity of the marks and identical target consumers of the products.
In our latest round-up, we look at Authentic Brands Group preparing a takeover of luxury brand Ted Baker, Hong Kong Customs seizing counterfeit luxury goods, and much more.
In this copyright and trade dress dispute between rival tableware companies, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reversed a district court decision finding that the plaintiff had not established that its unregistered trade dress had acquired secondary meaning.
In our latest round-up, we look at Hailey Bieber being sued for trademark infringement, ICANN and EURid teaming up, and much more.
24 June 2022
The weak distinctive character of an element, due to its descriptive meaning, does not necessarily imply that this element is negligible in the overall impression.
24 June 2022
Sailun Group Co Ltd successfully opposed the registration of the trademark SAILWIN, even though all of its evidence was deemed inadmissible. Luckily for Sailun, it had a prior trademark registration to rely upon.
24 June 2022
WTR analyses the brand protection dimensions of 'free speech' network Gettr and why the platform should be on enforcement radars of trademark practitioners.
23 June 2022
The Federal Circuit upheld a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refusal to register a trademark based on likelihood of confusion with a famous - but expired - mark.
23 June 2022
It is expected that the amendments will strengthen the protection of trademark rights, uphold social justice and respond to the industry's expectations.
23 June 2022
A court has ruled that a statute of limitations for infringement has expired after a trademark owner waited 12 years to bring legal action. Therefore, the burden of disproving delay has shifted from the alleged infringer to the trademark owner.
23 June 2022
The decision confirms that trademark holders have a variety of flexible means at their disposal to show genuine use.
22 June 2022
In our latest round-up, we look at a video game returning to sale after a trademark dispute, Musinsa checking the authenticity of imported goods, and much more.
21 June 2022
This is the first decision applying the new bad-faith ground for trademark expungement, added to the Trademarks Act in 2019.
21 June 2022
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