BrandWrites - By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird

2/17/2025 8:30:00 AM

Virtually the same? Trade marks for virtual goods and services can be assessed like their ‘real’ equivalents (EU General Court)

By Naji Tilley

In Case T-1163/23 Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH v EUIPO (11 December 2024), the EU General Court upheld a refusal to register an EU trade...

1/20/2025 3:40:56 PM

By Tristan Sherliker

Earlier today the Court of Appeal published its much anticipated judgment in the high profile dispute between Thatchers and Aldi over...

12/23/2024 8:30:07 AM

By Sharon Mutizira

Legal updates: easyGroup alleged that Easy Live’s use of various EASY LIVE signs infringed its EASYLIFE marks; it also sought to...

10/28/2024 9:30:00 AM

By Charlotte Peacock Karen Ayodele

The High Court’s ruling on Athleta (ITM) Inc. v Sports Group Denmark A/S and another (2024) has once again underscored key issues on...

9/18/2024 4:13:18 PM

By Phillipus Putter

Is the HALLOUMI trade mark distinctive? The UK High Court very recently looked at this question. It emphasised the importance of...

5/5/2024 1:11:00 PM

By Nick Aries

Nick Aries and Dan Breen take a look at what’s ahead with the end of EU law supremacy and the impact it will have on UK trade mark law...