From Catwalk to Courtroom: Stripes on Trial at the EUIPO
Last week we looked at the registration of triangle marks, and a case study on EUIPO applications filed by Prada. This week we take a look at the challenges with stripe marks.
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Last week we looked at the registration of triangle marks, and a case study on EUIPO applications filed by Prada. This week we take a look at the challenges with stripe marks.
As London Fashion Week celebrates its 40th anniversary, it’s a fitting time to celebrate the fashion and textile industry’s significant impact on UK PLC. According to research conducted by Oxford Economics it’s responsible for £62 billion of annual UK GDP, one in every 25 UK jobs and £1 in every £30 of HMRC’s annual tax receipts.
It is common practice for items of clothing and accessories to become highly sought after simply because of the presence of a brand name or logo. The ability for an item to be recognised by such symbols is arguably the underlying driving force for the consumer’s desire to own designer items. The question we now ask concerns a logo and whether it can still act as the origin indicator of the goods even without the presence of any word element(s).
For many, January is a time to commit to resolutions and lifestyle changes. No surprise then, that it has become synonymous with Veganuary, a campaign to persuade consumers to adopt a vegan diet for the first month of the year. In this blog we consider the respective trade mark strategies of Veganuary and the Vegan Society in protecting their IP in support of their promotion of the vegan lifestyle.
Last week brought an end to German court proceedings between Riegele Brewery and Paulaner brewery over the name “Spezi”. The parties had been due to go head to head in an appeal before the Munich Higher Regional Court, before Riegele decided to withdraw its appeal.
In a competitive market, where having a well-recognised brand on supermarket shelves is key, it’s no surprise that trade mark filings for plant-based alternatives are going through the roof. Beyond Meat alone has filed 108 trade marks at the USPTO. With past examples of granted and rejected trademarks, Reddie and Grose outlines what is protectable and what isn’t.
EA Sports has just released the latest edition of its iconic football video game. However, this time around it has a new name. The series that has for the past 30 years been called FIFA is now FC 24. It marks the first version produced without a licence from FIFA (The International Association Football Federation) […]
In the past 24 hours, fans of Leicester band Easy Life will have heard that the band are being sued by easyGroup Limited because of its name. In a post on the band’s social media pages, the band allege that “they’re forcing us to change our name or take up a costly legal battle which we could never afford.”
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