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• The Whole is More Than the Sum of the Parts

  • Posted26 February 2013

  When considering a trade mark, it is the mark as a whole which needs to be looked at. The obviousness of this point was illustrated by a recent case in...

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• Purple is the Colour

  • Posted11 February 2013

  Cadbury, the makers of Dairy Milk and other popular chocolate bars, has been successful with a claim that the colour of purple the company uses for the wrappings of its...

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• Patent Protection Basics

  • Posted30 January 2013

  Some people may think that once you have obtained patent protection for your product, you need do nothing further to protect your rights against infringement or to claim damages from...

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• ‘Family of Trade Marks’ Argument Prevents New Trade Mark Registration

  • Posted14 January 2013

  There have been many cases over the years which deal with ‘family names’ in trade marks – ‘easyJet’ having brought some of the more memorable ones. Recently, US banking...

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• Breach of Trade Mark – Improper Behaviour by Trade Mark Owner Not a Defence

  • Posted4 January 2013

  When a supplier sought to protect its trade mark against a company that was breaching its right to control the first sale of its products in Europe, the claim was...

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• Chocolate Bunny Not Distinctive

  • Posted14 December 2012

  After an eight-year legal battle, the European Court of Justice has confirmed that the ‘Gold Bunny’ packaging used by chocolatier Lindt is insufficiently distinct to warrant registration as a three-dimensional...

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