Apple secures a new design patent for their Apple Watch
Apple has secured a new design patent from the US Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) for the Apple Watch to protect its design from being copied. The design patent was…
Unlawful use of trademarked logos in Brexit campaign
All’s fair in love, war and referenda Earlier this month, in the days leading up to the Brexit vote, the trade marks of a number of global manufacturers appeared in…
Series marks held compatible with EU trade mark law
Earlier this year, we discussed the ongoing “Glee Club” trade mark saga between Comic Enterprises Limited and 20th Century Fox Film Corporation (Trade mark win for the little guy –…
Wikimedia Sweden left ‘greatly disappointed’ after court ruling
Wikimedia is part of the not-for-profit foundation that oversees Wikipedia and was found by Sweden’s highest court to have violated copyright laws by providing free access to its database of…
Three stripes and you’re out: the Adidas trade mark saga
This month, Adidas issued court proceedings against Ecco in the US District Court of Oregon claiming that Ecco infringed its three-stripe trade mark by selling footwear featuring three and four…
Is A Screenshot Copyright Protected?
Snapchat is a mobile messaging application which has become hugely popular in a relatively short space of time. It is used to share photos, videos, text and drawings. One of…