Month

July 2017

Mother Teresa’s Blue and White Striped Sari is now a Registered Trade Mark

The famous blue and white striped pattern on Mother Teresa’s sari has now been registered as a trade mark at the government of India’s Trade Marks Registry.  The trade mark filing that was made in 2013 and published in 2016… Continue Reading →

New Zealand Cereal Trade Mark Debate – Weet-Bix vs Weetabix

A dispute recently arose over the popular cereal brands Weet-bix (New Zealand cereal brand) and Weetabix (English equivalent cereal brand) after a shipment of 360 boxes of Weetabix was held in New Zealand customs at The Sanitarium Health & Wellbeing… Continue Reading →

Amazon’s Patented Fashion Mannequin Changes Size to Match a Customer’s Physique

Amazon’s recently patented a fashion mannequin that has the ability to change size to match a customer’s physique. This new fashion mannequin that includes an automated camera allows the time taken by a stylist to dress and photograph the mannequin… Continue Reading →

BMW Trade Marks Successfully Defended at UK Court of Appeal

The UK Court of Appeal recently ruled that an independent garage (Technosport London Limited) providing repair and maintenance services for BMW vehicles infringed on BMW’s trade marks (the BMW word mark, the BMW “roundel” and the “M logo”) by suggesting… Continue Reading →

John McAfee Settles Trade Mark Dispute with Intel over use of McAfee Name

John McAfee, creator of the McAfee antivirus company, recently settled a trade mark dispute with US based multinational technology company Intel Corporation. The dispute started last year after John McAfee brought a trade mark case against Intel Corporation over the… Continue Reading →

US Court Awards Bob Marley’s Estate $2.4 Million in Trade Mark Decision

In a case concerning a co-promotion agreement and the winding down of use of third party content before that agreement terminates, a US court recently ruled against Jammin Java (a California-based coffee company founded by one of Bob Marley’s sons)… Continue Reading →

Jo Johnson Reappointed as Minister for IP

The full list of ministerial responsibilities in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was recently finalised and announced.  It was revealed that Jo Johnson (brother of Boris Johnson) will continue in his role as Minister of State for… Continue Reading →

Drone Delivery Beehive Towers Patented by Amazon

Amazon recently had a patent (originally filed in December 2015) published for what is described on the patent application as a “multi-level fulfillment center for unmanned aerial vehicles”.  Due to the large size of traditional fulfilment centres (where goods are… Continue Reading →

Ivanka Trump to Testify In Trade Mark Infringement Lawsuit by Shoemaker Aquazzura Italia

In 2016 Italian shoemaker Aquazzura Italia SRL took steps to sue Ivanka Trump’s company, the IT Collection LLC (operating since 2010), over its “Hettie” shoe design alleging that it was too similar to its own bestselling “Wild Thing” shoe design… Continue Reading →

More Information on Unified Patent Court Delay

A new statement was recently issued by the body tasked with laying the foundations for the new Unified Patent Court (UPC) judicial system to take effect which has aimed to allay fears of the widely reported UPC delay.  The statement… Continue Reading →

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