In our latest round-up, we look at NatWest launching on Apple’s Vision Pro, the United Kingdom appointing a new minister responsible for intellectual property, and more.
The TTAB has denied Monster Energy Company’s petition for cancellation of a golden PREDATOR mark and instead granted a summary judgment in connection with the claim the owner did not have a bona fide intent to use.
The TTAB decision to affirm the likelihood of confusion refusal of HOLLYWOOD COFFEE CO for retail services highlights the importance of following the rules for entering third-party registrations into the record and shows that “something more” is not required to show relatedness between two types of service.
In the latest development of the long-running dispute over Nestlé's efforts to secure trademark registration for the 'four-finger' Kit Kat shape, the High Court of England and Wales has dismissed the company’s appeal against a UK Intellectual Property Office finding that the mark is devoid of inherent distinctive character and has not acquired such character through use.
20 January 2016
On December 2 2015 the European Court of Justice issued three decisions in Cases T-522/13, T-528/13 and T-414/13, which all concerned the conflict between trademark applications for KENZO ESTATE, filed by Kenzo Tsujimoto, and the KENZO Community trademark owned by the Kenzo Company.
20 January 2016
The Granada Court of Appeal has upheld a lower-court decision finding that the owner of the Café Jazz La Champagnería had infringed the ‘Champagne’ designation of origin (Appeal 307/2015, October 28 2015).
19 January 2016
A new study has concluded that plain packaging for food products may reduce an individual’s purchase intent, but could actually lead to increased consumption once a product is purchased or offered. These findings suggest that measures to reduce unhealthy food intake by introducing plain packaging could have “adverse effects”.
11 January 2016
In <I>Pearl Village Co Ltd v Department of Intellectual Property</I>, the Supreme Court has overturned a judgment of the IP & IT Court and held that the mark INDIGO PEARL was confusingly similar to the registered mark HOTEL INDIGO. Among other things, the Supreme Court held that the general rules applicable to the use and registration of common colour names such as red and black did not apply to the colour indigo.
05 January 2016
Starbucks Corporation has successfully cancelled a Russian registration for a trademark similar to its famous STARBUCKS logo mark, which was registered by an unconnected Russian entity. Since the unauthorized registration of trademarks is common in Russia, this case is of importance to trademark owners as it demonstrates that it is possible to cancel marks through the legal process without having to deal directly with the registrant.
09 December 2005
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