Organisation: Ford Motor Company

Ford, GM, Stellantis: where two of the auto 'big three' are showing new US enforcement focuses

Litigation data analysis reveals which of the biggest US car makers have increased domestic enforcement activity in the past two years – and to what success.

19 July 2024

CJEU: no ‘repair’ clause in EU trademark law

The so-called ‘repair’ clause, such as that existing in design law under Regulation 6/2002, was not provided for by the EU legislature in Regulation 2017/1001.

09 February 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: food and beverage success stories

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed by looking at success stories in the food and beverage sector - with three of the four cases reviewed involving GIs for alcoholic beverages.

10 January 2024

Chinese courts sanction Ford’s misuse of ‘Cognac’ on automobiles

Ford’s use of the GI ‘Cognac’ for its ‘COGNAC Special Edition’ series was found to constitute unfair competition.

07 December 2023

Does the Cobra have trademark venom?

A recent IPEC decision looked at the right to use the iconic sign AC COBRA on cars in the United Kingdom.

31 August 2023

Brand consolidation, digitalisation and expansion: Škoda’s year in focus

We take a closer look at the projects keeping the automaker's award-winning IP team busy. 

17 August 2023

Brand Tracker: January-April 2023

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Fashion and luxury brands Christian Dior and Estée Lauder more than doubled their filing activity in the first four months of 2023 - while many leading brands more than halved their own - WTR analysis shows.

23 June 2023

Brand Tracker: September-December 2022

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Industry-leading brands saw an uptick in trademark filings in the final four months of 2022, WTR data analysis reveals, with notable increases at Nokia, Disney and Ford.

01 March 2023

The brand risks of corporate political donations: what trademark practitioners need to know

A recent report urges companies to halt political spending to “minimise the risk of blowback”, which can include significant harm to brand reputation.

19 October 2022

Good news for Ford as General Court confirms likelihood of confusion between KUGA and KUGOO

The General Court has handed a victory to US car manufacturer Ford Motor Company, finding that there was a likelihood of confusion between Chinese company Yongkang Kugooo Technology’s mark KUGOO and Ford’s earlier KUGA marks in Class 12.

07 June 2021

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