The third instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed asks what we can learn from recent trademark defeats for Kurt Geiger, Hermès, Timberland and Vans.
In our latest round-up, we look at Panama Customs seizing around $83,000 worth of fake adidas and Louis Vuitton products, Elon Musk failing to dismiss X Social Media's infringement suit, and much more.
The second instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed explores recent successes for Canada Goose, Hermès, Lacoste and Skechers.
Manchester United owns the biggest trademark portfolio in world football, followed by league rival Tottenham Hotspur and Spanish giant FC Barcelona, new research from WTR reveals.
21 May 2024
In our latest round-up, we look at the SCOTUS declining to hear a plant-based trademark dispute, active trademarks set to surpass 100 million by 2026, and much more.
21 May 2024
Although damages were not granted in this case, the grant of partial costs to the plaintiff should encourage similar actions.
21 May 2024
The relevant EU consumer is likely to establish a sufficiently clear and direct link between DUTCH GENQUILA, used for wine, and the spirit drink protected by the PGI ‘Tequila’.
20 May 2024
The court confirmed that a device mark representing the Swiss luxury watchmaker’s iconic ‘Royal Oak’ watch lacked both inherent and acquired distinctiveness.
20 May 2024
A change in marketing strategy may destroy the distinct market perceptions that previously enabled the marks’ co-existence, thus leading to a likelihood of confusion and association.
17 May 2024
In our latest round-up, we look at Marvel and DC’s trademark strategy being described as from “their own supervillains’ playbook”, and much more.
17 May 2024
The decision highlights that an applicant seeking federal registration for trade dress bears a “formidable” burden of proof to show secondary meaning and distinctiveness.
16 May 2024
Brand owners must evidence how their position marks have acquired distinctiveness for the parts of the goods on which they are affixed.
10 May 2024
The decision gives guidance on how to form sub-categories that can invalidate the broader category of goods/services.
10 May 2024
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