The transition period allowed for by the EU Withdrawal Bill ends on 31 December 2020 so that on 1 January 2021 the UK will no longer be part of the EU.
The impact of Brexit will soon be felt in every sphere of our li
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Branding Services – Two Noteworthy Issues
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September 14, 2020
Having spent the last few years immersing myself in books about brands and branding, listening to podcasts and audio books, writing and broadcasting on the subject and offering introductory courses on branding, I’ve
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Brand Identifiers are Key to Managing Competition
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October 27, 2021
The brand name and codes play an important role in the management of competition.
Inevitably competitors will try to capture some of the market shares of any brand that discovers a lucrative market opportunity. They copy busi
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Dell Denied Trademark for Cloud Computing
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September 3, 2008
It has recently emerged that the USPTO (the US trade mark registry) has denied Dell a trade mark for the phrase CLOUD COMPUTING SOLUTIONS on the ground that it is generic and used to describe a wide variety of computing activity.
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Everything You Need to Know About Joint Copyright
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September 10, 2008
Joint copyright can be a dangerous trap for businesses. Disputes over joint copyright issues are often expensive, fact intensive and it is difficult to prove ownership. Several recent cases highlight problems that can surface when...
You Can Use The Code Just Don’t Use The Name: Ubuntu Flexes Its Trade Marks
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September 19, 2008
Ubuntu is a well known free, open source based Linux based operating system. Their business model is to provide software free of charge but to make money by giving support instead. Recently there have been a large number of varian...
Famous Names as Trademarks
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November 1, 2008
Elvis Presley [1997] R.P.C. 543 and Linkin Park [2006] E.T.M.R. 74 are examples of cases which have highlighted the problems that can arise when famous people or groups try to protect their name through trademark law, in order to ex...
Bottle Battle Between Brooklyn Brewery and Belgians
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November 9, 2008
When finding out his bottle was a possible infringement of the Westmalle Belgian ringed bottle (trademark rights in which had been assigned to the New Belgium Company in Colorado) Mr Hindy, the owner of the Brooklyn Brewery was happ...
The Company Names Tribunal
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November 10, 2008
The new Company Names Adjudication System was launched on 1 October in line with section 69 Companies Act 2006. The new system aims to reduce the number of opportunistic company name squatters who incorporate companies with a view ...
Beware Keywords in Google Ads
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December 6, 2008
It is interesting to hear Marks and Spencer is being sued by Interflora for using Interflora’s brand in their Google advertising.
I would hazard a guess that in many organisations the people at the top and the legal department are ...
Every Business has Intellectual Property and should Protect it
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January 20, 2009
Unless you just have a lifestyle business you need to understand intellectual property rights. In fact even if you have a lifestyle business, you still need to know enough about intellectual property rights so as to avoid trouble by...
The Increasing Bite of IP in China
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January 22, 2009
China is often cited as a high risk country for organisations to effectively enforce their intellectual property rights. There are however, a growing number of success stories where brand owners have successfully enforced their righ...
