Trademarks
Cola infringement loses its fizz
The Delhi High Court has ruled in favour of Coca-Cola after a Jodhpur-based local company tried to sell a soft drink named ‘FACTA’. The Court accepted Coke’s contention that the ‘FACTA’ na....  »
Sports firm throws promotion curve ball
Washington State’s Baden Sports has launched lawsuits against USA Basketball and the sport’s global governor, Federation International de Basketball (FIBA), over the alleged promotion of infring....  »
Goods brand challenges check mate
Burberry, whose distinctive check has adorned the garments and luggage of countless celebrities, has launched an infringement suit against rival goods firm, London Fog....  »
Third time lucky for China TM reform
China is exploring possible amendments and revisions to its Trademark Law for the third time since 1983, in a bid to reduce cycles of trademark registration and rights vindication....  »
Extra Time For World Cup Trademarks
South Africa’s Trade and Industry minister, Mandisi Mpahlwa, has extended the deadline for the submission of objections on the use of specific words and emblems for the 2010 Football World Cup has....  »
Red Cross row
Johnson & Johnson, the US pharmaceutical giant, has filed a lawsuit against the American Red Cross, demanding that the charity stop using the red-cross symbol on products it sells to the public....  »
Celebrity row over trademark
US domestic goddess Martha Stewart is embroiled in a trademark row with her new neighbours. The cooking and home decorating guru, 66, moved into the fashionable New York district of Katonah last year.....  »
Philippines IP police net billions
The National Committee for Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) in Philippines has announced that its member agencies have confiscated nearly four billion Pesos (approx. £42million) worth of count....  »
Red light halts F1 mark plan
The Formula One Group (FOG) has failed in its bid to trademark the term ‘F1’ in Britain....  »
Water company loses its bottle
A mineral water bottling company has been barred from using a name similar to that of a world famous Scotch whisky....  »