The number of new
trade mark registrations for beer brands has risen by 19 % in the UK over the last year, fueled by the popularity of craft beer.
Not exact matches
The finding of the Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia that the
registration by plaintiff's predecessor of the
trade -
mark had been fraudulently obtained, was based on the fact that in the application
for registration, it was stated that applicant's use of the name «Tabasco» had been exclusive, whereas the testimony showed that several other manufacturers, during the preceding ten years, had, to its knowledge, used the word in connection with pepper sauce.
In a case similar to the Gaidry case, New Iberia Extract Co. v. McIlhenny Sons, the New Iberia Company had recently recovered damages against McIlhenny Sons in the Supreme Court of Louisiana, on a similar cause of action, New Iberia Extract Co. v. E. McIlhenny, 182 La. 150 [8 T. M. Rep. 189], the decision having been based largely on the judgment of the Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia, cancelling the Mcllhenny Company
registration of «Tabasco» as its
trade -
mark.
Canadian
trade -
mark registrations are valid
for 15 years from
registration / renewal, while US
trade -
mark registrations run
for 10 years from
registration / renewal.
Burges Salmon is now responsible
for all UK and EU
trade mark applications and
registrations for the BBC and BBC Worldwide.
Principal advisor to a leading pharmaceutical company
for its UK
trade mark portfolio, advising on a broad spectrum of
trade mark services including
trade mark registration, management and enforcement.
For example, the Abritration Center for International Disputes (ADR.EU) «helps brand and trade mark owners, domain name registrants and registration companies all over the world to resolve conflicts in a fast, efficient and cost - effective fashion.&raq
For example, the Abritration Center
for International Disputes (ADR.EU) «helps brand and trade mark owners, domain name registrants and registration companies all over the world to resolve conflicts in a fast, efficient and cost - effective fashion.&raq
for International Disputes (ADR.EU) «helps brand and
trade mark owners, domain name registrants and
registration companies all over the world to resolve conflicts in a fast, efficient and cost - effective fashion.»
It serves to clear out
trade mark specifications
for trade mark registrations, so that the register is easily understood — what remains is what is in use.
This led to clutter on the register, and more uncertainty and cost
for trade mark owners, who would have difficulty in clearing
marks for use and
registration in 28 states, only to have to face expensive litigation against prior
marks, where use of those
marks in the relevant fields was questionable.
Management and Enforcement (protecting copyright and
trade -
marks, enforcing intellectual property rights, preparing and drafting applications
for copyright and trademark
registrations, copyright and trademark searches and legal opinions, litigating, overseeing and managing copyright intellectual property infringement matters in Federal Court)
This is known as «European exhaustion»; Article 7 (2) which provides an exception to European exhaustion of rights where there are legitimate reasons
for the owner to oppose further commercialisation of the goods, especially where the condition of the goods is changed or impaired after they have been put onto the market, and Article 8 (2) which entitles a
trade mark owner to invoke its
trade mark rights against a licensee who contravenes any provision in his licensing contract with regard to its duration, the form covered by the
registration in which the
trade mark can be used, the scope of the goods or services
for which the licence is granted, the territory in which the
trade mark may be affixed, or the quality of the goods manufactured or of the services provided by the licensee.
The
registration of a
trade mark operates to protect the
mark's proprietor against unfair competition, via enforcement procedures and remedies
for infringement.
A domain name may be protected by registering it as a
trade mark, provided it satisfies the usual criteria for registration under the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994), which to a great extent also mirrors the registerability provisions of the Trade Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
trade mark, provided it satisfies the usual criteria for registration under the Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994), which to a great extent also mirrors the registerability provisions of the Trade Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
mark, provided it satisfies the usual criteria
for registration under the
Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994), which to a great extent also mirrors the registerability provisions of the Trade Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
Trade Marks Act 1994 (TMA 1994), which to a great extent also mirrors the registerability provisions of the
Trade Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
Trade Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
Mark Regulation 40 / 94 / EC and the
Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
Trade Mark Directive 89 / 104 /
Mark Directive 89 / 104 / EEC.
Highlights included acting
for Nissan Motor in a
trade mark validity matter, and representing Les Laboratoires Servier in its bid to invalidate Bravadin, an international
trade mark registration in the pharmaceutical sector.
Trade mark registration, patenting, development of and legal support
for licensing and other agreements, legal assistance in fighting counterfeits
Squire Patton Boggs has significant capabilities in the IT and technology sphere, and regularly advises startup businesses on IP rights and
trade mark and patent
registration for software products.
The firm handles
trade mark and patent
registrations, and regularly represents clients in administrative and arbitral cases before the Russian Chamber
for Patent Disputes (CPD).
The team's client base includes a mix of software, electronics, retail and pharmaceutical companies; recent work includes representing Groth & Co in negotiations with owners of similar
trade marks, and acting
for an individual entrepreneur in a
registration application before the Russian Patent & Trademark Office.
Previously, the CIPO refused applications
for the
registration of sound
marks on the basis that s. 30 (h) of the Trademarks Act requires that «unless the application is
for a word or words not depicted in a special form, a drawing of the
trade -
mark and such number of accurate representations of the
trade -
mark as may be prescribed.»
Despite claims that further European
trade mark reforms, which apply from 1st October, now present greater opportunities to businesses seeking to register «non-traditional»
trade marks at the European Intellectual Property Office; there is some doubt as to whether the
registration process will be as straightforward as
for other traditional
marks and whether enforcement will be practical in view of the seemingly narrow scope of protection granted.
Clearly there will be downsides to the procedural changes: - UK
trade mark applications will now be able to proceed to full
registration without having first to overcome latent threats to their validity, introducing the potential
for increased disputes over the validity of registered
marks, with associated costs implications.
For the purposes of this Agreement, «Intellectual Property Rights» means all patent rights, copyright rights, mask work rights, moral rights, rights of publicity, trademark,
trade dress and service
mark rights, goodwill,
trade secret rights and other intellectual property rights as may now exist or hereafter come into existence, and all applications therefore and
registrations, renewals and extensions thereof, under the laws of any state, country, territory or other jurisdiction.
The firm also maintains a substantial IP practice, acting
for a wide range of clients on
trade mark registration and IP litigation.