UK Opposition Fontana filed applications for the marks “GRILLOUMI” and “GRILLOUMAKI” in the UK for services relating to providing food and drink, coffee shops and restaurants, as well as goods including food products, and condiments. These...
Background with respect to first instance proceedings On 21 April 2022, Guangzhou Ya Ti Ao Jia Cosmetics Co., Ltd ‘Guangzhou’ applied to register the figurative mark for various cosmetics in class 3. In May 2022, L’Oréal filed an opposition against the...
Background and First Instance Decisions In its recent judgment, the UK Supreme Court addressed allegations of trade mark infringement against Mr Ahmed and Ms. Ahmed, directors of Hornby Street Ltd. Hornby Street Ltd. had sold products under the “Santa Monica...
Background In 1999, Adidas obtained a registered trade mark for trousers having three stripes vertically arranged between the waistband and the hem. The trade mark was registered in black‑and‑white and thus did not specify any colours. Then, in 2022, Nike offered five...
In a little more detail, Lidl had argued that Tesco had infringed its copyright, trade mark registration, and passing off rights of its Lidl logo, by Tesco’s use of their Clubcard prices (CPP) logo. This argument succeeded in the Judge’s Decision. However, the Judge...
Background Early in 2020 (as the Covid-19 pandemic began), Thatchers launched its Cloudy Lemon Cider, which was also registered as a trade mark in the United Kingdom. The packaging of this canned beverage is shown below: Two years later, Aldi launched a similar cloudy...
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