IP Review
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News Archive27 May: Harrods warns roadside cafe over trademark infringement
Knightsbridge based luxury department store Harrods, has told Hollands Cafe Lounge (off the A12 near Rivenhall, Essex) to change its logo which is ‘extremely similar’ to the Harrods script and wrongly suggests some association.
Daily Mail
25 May: Timbaland settles copyright dispute
Hip-hop star Timbaland has settled a dispute with musician David Cortopassi who launched a copyright infringement lawsuit claiming Timabland sampled part of his track Spazz in his 2007 track Throw It On Me.
Contactmusic
24 May: L’Oreal wins ‘smell-alike’ case
The Court of Appeal has upheld an ECJ ruling in L’Oreal’s favour against companies selling perfumes which smell similar to famous brands. View ECJ judgement. View Court of Appeal judgement.
Guardian
21 May: Zoe Renault sues Renault
Renault’s plans to brand its new car Zoe are in danger of being derailed by 23 year old Parisian Zoe Renault, who says she could not stand being associated with a car for the rest of her life.
BBC
20 May: Asics sues Skechers for trademark infringement
Asics is seeking an injunction in the US to prevent the sale of certain Skechers shoes which Asics claims have stripes which are ‘confusingly similar’ to its own design. Asics is claiming unfair competition, trademark dilution and false advertising.
Reuters
20 May: Danone wins Irish 'Essensis' trademark
The Supreme Court has upheld Danone's appeal, ruling that Irish competitor Glanbia was infringing Danone’s trademark ‘Essensis’ with the introduction of the 'Yoplait Essence' product. Glanbia introduced its trademark claiming Danone’s Essensis trademark should be revoked following five years of no use.
Belfast Telegraph
19 May: Sugababes contest trademark application
Pop group the Sugababes are contesting the trademark application for the word ‘Sugababes’ made by former band member, Mutya Buena. Buena formed the band in 1998 but has since left. The current line-up has now all changed.
Contact Music
19 May: Gallo wins Barefoot trademark dispute
E. & J. Gallo Winery has won a two year battle to prevent Australian company Lion Nathan National Foods from using its Barefoot brand in Lion’s Barefoot Radler beer range. Lion will rebrand the range Bare Cove Radler.
Sydney Morning Herald
18 May: Apple to trademark store layout
Apple has filed trademarks to protect the design of its store layouts. The registrations present a trademark that "consists of distinctive design and layout of a retail store."
Patently Apple
18 May: Lego wins bestcheaplego.com domain dispute
Lego has won its case against the Thai owner of the domain bestcheaplego.com whom the court ruled had registered the domain in bad faith, intending to ‘free ride on Complainant’s reputation and goodwill for commercial gain.’
Marques
16 May: Easyjet brand in dispute
Easyjet may have to change its name following a dispute, due in the High Court next month, between the airline and its founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou over how the airline uses the ‘easy’ brand. Only a quarter of its revenues may be earned from selling products other than airline seats.
The Times
12 May: Schwan-Stabilo wins highlighter trademark dispute
Schwan-Stabilo, owners of the trademark of the iconic highlighter pens, has won its dispute against the Beifa Group, which had its application for a similar looking design previously accepted. Click to view judgement.
Marques
12 May: Chelsea retains José Mourinho trademarks
Chelsea football club still owns European trademarks to the former manager’s name (filed in 2005) and signature (filed in 2006). The registrations cover a range of lifestyle goods including fragrances, sunglasses, jewellery and clothing.
Own-it
08 May: Apple sued for ‘patent infringement’ by Nokia
Nokia is challenging Apple over use of technology in its iPad 3G and iPhone which Nokia claims infringes its patents for speech and data transmission and antenna innovations for compact devices.
BBC
05 May: Gmail to return to UK following trademark resolution
Independent International Investment Research (IRR Group) has settled its trademark dispute with Google, enabling the search engine to allow UK consumers to use a @gmail.com address.
ZDNet
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