Facts
The plaintiff provides orthodontal treatment under his trade name Polzar. The defendant runs a network of orthodontists which assists them in marketing their services.
The defendant had placed…
Two sports companies, Sports Group Denmark A/S (“Sports Group”) and WaterNlife ApS (“WaterNlife”) conflicted over the use of ENDURANCE as a trademark for sports clothing.
Sports Group had registered…
The CJEU quite often agrees with its General Court, so when it does not it’s always interesting to see why. In the GC’s judgment (T-253/17, - here previously commented) the GC had considered…
A district court should not have applied the doctrine of claims preclusion in the primary dispute over the mark IDHAYAM, based on a prior TTAB proceeding, but the mark owner waived its claims as to…
The media bombshell was dropped by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex last week. In a widely reported announcement Harry and Meghan have unveiled their intention to step back from Royal life, embrace a…
Since our last article, so many things have happened that it is sometimes hard to follow what is going on! Here is a snapshot to keep you updated.
As you all know, Boris Johnson has now replaced…
In the past few weeks, almost contemporaneously, two courts cases dealt with the scope of protection of the PDO “Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena” and the PGI “Aceto Balsamico di Modena”. Both…
"Reverse trademark confusion" infringement theory suffices for liability but does not support recovery of infringer’s profits.
The U.S. Court of Appeals in Chicago has affirmed a Wisconsin federal…
There was no evidence that the firm’s marks achieved secondary meaning, and the same marks were being used as trademarks as well as service marks in the advertising space.
Plaintiffs and Appellants…
The attorney was unable to show that the USPTO’s decision was arbitrary or capricious.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a decision to dismiss an attorney’s challenge of his…
