Sentences with phrase «of trade mark infringement»

Acted for The Co-operative Group Ltd in relation to allegations of trade mark infringement and passing off in relation to a third party's use of the mark «coop»

Assisting Virgin's in house team with their IP needs, including advising on issues of trade mark infringement, passing off, company name disputes and domain disputes, as well as providing non-contentious advice on matters such as licensing arrangements.

Unfortunately this isn't so straight forward, and the thorny issue of trade mark infringement can rear its ugly head.

Advising Virgin on issues of trade mark infringement, passing off, company name and domain disputes as well as providing non-contentious advice on matters such as licensing arrangements and advertising clearance.

Assisting a global distributor of chemicals and raw materials in respect of allegations of trade mark infringement as a result of Google AdWord advertising.

Not exact matches

It offers an oppor - tunity to study systematically the interaction of several copyright issues: including the rights (or lack thereof) of exclusive licensees as plaintiffs in parallel import situations, the distinction between exclusive licensees and assignees, the nature of works of authorship, the characteristics of copy - right infringement, the status of copyrightable works when used as trade - marked logos, the limits (if any) of concurrent copyright and trade - mark protection, and even the distinction between trade - mark, copyright, and patent as autonomous yet related legal regimes.

Treasury Wine has launched legal action against Rush Rich for trade mark infringements exploiting the company's Penfolds brand, including the unauthorised use of Treasury's BEN FU trademark, which is the lettering and characters used in China for Penfolds.

You are not allowed to use or reproduce any such trade marks or trade names as this may constitute an infringement of the holders» rights.

25.6.1 claims of infringement or misappropriation of any United States or foreign copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, service mark or trade dress;

25.6.3 in any matter that involves any of the foregoing claims, for resolution or decision of any question of fact or law required to resolve such claim, including, but not limited to, questions required to decide or rule with respect to the infringement, misappropriation, validity, enforceability or ownership of any copyright, patent, trade secret, trademark, service mark or trade dress or with respect to any remedy or relief at law or in equity for any such infringement or misappropriation or for any violation of such Sections 1201 and / or 1202.

If you come across an infringement of BBC copyright or trade mark that you would like to report please e-mail antipiracy at bbc dot com with as much information as possible.

We deal with the filing of PCT National Phase patent applications, litigious matters involving patent, trade mark, design and copyright infringement, as well as drafting and prosecuting patents for our local clients.

«We have seen a surge in high profile trade mark infringement cases involving UK brewers, notably the estate of Elvis Presley's successful claim against BrewDog over the Scottish brewer's «Elvis Juice» beer and in turn BrewDog's successful claim against the owner of the «Draft Punk» pub in Leeds for breaching the trade mark of BrewDog's flagship beer «Punk IPA».

The suit alleges trademark infringement and unfair trade practices, based on Blockshopper's use of the firm's service marks, links to its site and use of lawyers» photos from its site.

Registration allows the agent an enhanced ability to prevent parallel trading of goods and a clear evidential basis upon which to proceed with any actions for trade mark infringement (such as dealing with counterfeit goods).

An action in trademark infringement can be brought pursuant to sections 19 and 20 of the Trade - marks Act.

More recently, Under Armour successfully sued sportswear manufacturer, Uncle Martian, for trade mark infringement and New Balance won a damages award of US$ 1.5 million in an infringement action in which the defendants were selling trainers which infringed its»N' logo.

Since qualifying he has acted on a variety of IP disputes including trade mark infringement and passing off, design right infringement (both registered and unregistered), database rights, domain name disputes and breach of confidence.

Bainbridge has also brought a trade mark infringement and passing off claim against Navigate Travel on behalf of Sail Week Croatia, which alleges that the defendant used the brand Sail Week in a sector that competed with its brand.

At first instance, the High Court held -LRB-[2006] EWCA Civ 1656, [2006] All ER (D) 49 (Dec)-RRB- that the use of the O2 bubble marks by 3 was a breach of O2's rights under Art 5 of the Trade Marks Directive 89/104 / EEC (TMD), but said that the advertisement complied with the terms of the Comparative Advertising Directive 97 / 55 / EC (CAD) and so Art 6 (1) of the TMD, which provides a defence for «indications concerning the kind, quality and quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods of rendering of the service or other characteristics of the goods or services... provided [they are used] in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters» which meant there was no infringemarks by 3 was a breach of O2's rights under Art 5 of the Trade Marks Directive 89/104 / EEC (TMD), but said that the advertisement complied with the terms of the Comparative Advertising Directive 97 / 55 / EC (CAD) and so Art 6 (1) of the TMD, which provides a defence for «indications concerning the kind, quality and quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods of rendering of the service or other characteristics of the goods or services... provided [they are used] in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters» which meant there was no infringeMarks Directive 89/104 / EEC (TMD), but said that the advertisement complied with the terms of the Comparative Advertising Directive 97 / 55 / EC (CAD) and so Art 6 (1) of the TMD, which provides a defence for «indications concerning the kind, quality and quantity, intended purpose, value, geographical origin, the time of production of goods of rendering of the service or other characteristics of the goods or services... provided [they are used] in accordance with honest practices in industrial or commercial matters» which meant there was no infringement.

In recent years, Jill has increasingly worked on copyright and trade mark matters relating to new media products and Internet services, including the drafting of website agreements and other Internet related contracts, the selection and protection of domain names, advising on the infringement of copyrights and trade marks on the internet and privacy law concerns.

If the opinion of Advocate General Mengozzi is adopted by the ECJ it will be a step backward for brand protection as trade mark owners will, effectively, be unable to instigate legal proceedings for trade mark infringement in relation to comparative advertisements regardless of whether the rival advertiser uses the same or similar image (no matter how distorted) of the registered trade mark.

38 It follows from the foregoing that an action relating to alleged infringement of a trade mark registered in a Member State through the use, by an advertiser, of a keyword identical to that trade mark on a search engine website operating under a country - specific top - level domain of another Member State may also be brought before the courts of the Member State of the place of establishment of the advertiser.

In the US, use of the ® symbol is required to recover damages for registered trade - mark infringement unless the defendant was duly notified of the infringement, and continued after the notice.

34 In the case of an alleged infringement of a national trade mark registered in a Member State because of the display, on the search engine website, of an advertisement using a keyword identical to that trade mark, it is the activation by the advertiser of the technical process displaying, according to pre-defined parameters, the advertisement which it created for its own commercial communications which should be considered to be the event giving rise to an alleged infringement, and not the display of the advertisement itself.

Policing the Harrods brand around the globe, both in terms of internet and high street infringements, including copyright, counterfeiting issues and trade mark infringement.

Acting for Discovery Communications in its successful defence of UK High Court proceedings for trade mark infringement and passing off brought by broadcasters of the History channel, following Discovery's launch of a television channel called «Discovery History».

In the event of a challenge or dispute relating to IP, we also advise on IP infringement (including registered trade marks, passing off, copyright, patents, design rights, database rights, data protection and confidential information); domain name disputes; IP ownership disputes; opposition, invalidity and revocation proceedings.

The first unexpected email of the day has arrived, and a long standing client has informed us of a new case of passing off and trade mark infringement which they want to pursue and want us to write a letter before action on their behalf.

It affirmed the lower court decision of Justice Manson which had held that, on the facts of the case, the use of metatags on web pages did not constitute passing - off, trade - mark infringement or depreciation of goodwill.

Mr. Whitney's representative work includes a series of successful outcomes pursuing false advertising claims against product review websites, a landmark victory clarifying copyright fair use and parody on behalf of several well - known musicians; a defense win dismissing copyright infringement claims brought by a putative class of attorneys against the leading legal research websites; a favorable outcome for a high - end beauty products company in a trademark and trade dress action against a manufacturer of knock - off products; a district and appellate court decision dismissing all claims by a proposed class against an international bank for alleged violations of, among other things, the Federal False Marking Act, RICO and the CAN - SPAM Act; and counseling prominent art museums and galleries on domestic and international copyright issues.

The federal lawsuit alleged trademark infringement and unfair trade practices based on BlockShopper's use of the firm's services marks, links to its Web site and use of lawyers» photos from the site.

If there is a risk that the use of «Pan Galactic Gargle Blaster» can cause confusion in the consumer that the product is in some way related to, produced by or endorsed by the owners of the IP (the owners) in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy when it isn't then this is a trade mark infringement.

Peter has worked on a number of complex contentious matters including actions for trade mark infringement and passing off in the Intellectual Property Enterprise Court including against supermarkets, sellers on online auction sites and against parallel importers of vehicle accessories.

The franchisor brought trade mark infringement proceedings but lost and appealed to the Court of Appeal.

I specialise in reputation management claims (including defamation, harassment and privacy claims) and intellectual property disputes (including trade mark, copyright and design right infringement claims, breach of confidence claims and domain name disputes).

Accordingly, there was no jurisdiction for the Courts of England and Wales to determine AMS Neve's claims for infringement of its EU trade mark.

Proceedings in Spain for alleged infringement of the same EU trade mark have been stayed as the mark is the subject of cancellation proceedings at the EUIPO.

Competition law could form part of reforms to help protect businesses from «bully boy tactics» by rivals who chase their customers away with groundless patent and trade mark infringement threats.

O2, which owns two British trade marks consisting of a static picture of bubbles, brought proceedings for trade mark infringement.

The Court of Appeal decided that a reference to the CJEU was necessary as, although the decision of the Bundesgerichtshof was persuasive (as it is the highest civil court in Germany), the meaning of «the Member State where the act of infringement has been committed» in Art. 97 (5) / 125 (5) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation had not been decided by the CJEU, and it considered that the decision not to allocate jurisdiction in circumstances where there was activity in Country A which led to infringement of the EU trade mark in Country B, would give rise to there being no jurisdiction at all for such infringeTrade Mark Regulation had not been decided by the CJEU, and it considered that the decision not to allocate jurisdiction in circumstances where there was activity in Country A which led to infringement of the EU trade mark in Country B, would give rise to there being no jurisdiction at all for such infringemMark Regulation had not been decided by the CJEU, and it considered that the decision not to allocate jurisdiction in circumstances where there was activity in Country A which led to infringement of the EU trade mark in Country B, would give rise to there being no jurisdiction at all for such infringetrade mark in Country B, would give rise to there being no jurisdiction at all for such infringemmark in Country B, would give rise to there being no jurisdiction at all for such infringement.

I hear Olympics, and my mind starts imagining protests over athletes being excluded, the odd bribe here and there, a little bit of trade - mark infringement, a few doping scandals, maybe demonstrators being kettled and baton charged, which all leads to: lawsuits!

Under Art. 125 (5) of the EU Trade Mark Regulation (formerly Art. 97 (5)-RRB- jurisdiction is restricted to «the Member State in which the act of infringement has been committed or threatened».

easyGroup issued a counterclaim for trade mark infringement relating to W3's use of the EASYROOMMATE word and logo.

We have a proven track record of tackling trade mark infringement, and enforcing trade mark owners» rights.

His areas of practice include contract interpretation, shareholder / partner disputes, trade mark infringement, consumer law, joint ventures and partnerships, construction law, insolvency, fraud, administrative law, and professional negligence.

His work in the areas of commercial and corporate transactions and disputes, parallel trade, anti-counterfeiting, trade mark and patent opinions and IP infringement particularly spans international borders.

He has had a number of notable successes in bringing and defending trade mark, copyright, database and patent infringements.

Vicki advises on a broad range of contentious and non-contentious IP / IT matters including trade mark applications, designs, trade mark and copyright infringement and contractual issues.

She advises on the full range of trade mark and unfair competition law matters, including contentious aspects relating to trade mark infringement.