BrandWrites - By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird

1/20/2025 3:40:56 PM

STOP PRESS: Court of Appeal rules in Thatcher’s favour in lookalike lemon cider battle

By Tristan Sherliker

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

8/14/2024 3:07:30 PM

By Rebecca Currey Shehana Wijesena Tom Johnston

A hard-fought battle over the right to use the “FANATICS” mark in Australia for clothing and retail services has been won at first...

4/5/2024 5:29:00 PM

By Shehana Wijesena Meggie Zhang

Case Note: Steam Vac Cleaning Systems Pty Ltd v SV Equipment Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 68 Background Steam Vac Cleansing Systems Pty Ltd (SVCS)...

4/5/2024 10:34:00 AM

By Shariqa Mestroni

On 23 February 2024, five judges of the Federal Court of Australia overturned an award of damages against an e-marketplace provider,...

11/21/2023 2:46:00 PM

By Lynne Lewis Shehana Wijesena Meggie Zhang

On 20 October 2023, Yates J of the Federal Court of Australia delivered judgment in the long-running dispute in Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd v...

11/20/2023 4:38:00 PM

By Jan Bärenfänger

Can a 22-second video be a trade mark? Perhaps a 22-second video featuring Super Simon can? That’s what an applicant wanted to know from...

2/14/2023 9:59:00 AM

By Charlotte Colthurst

In our increasingly globalised online shopping world, it is easy to endlessly browse and purchase products from one country in another...