Trademarks
Marketers warned: don’t play Games with Olympics brands
As sports fans find out which London Olympics events they will be able to attend, opportunities to market around the 2012 Games are tempting companies of all sizes. Mike Lynd of Marks & Clerk look....  »
Hidden users behind fake Twitter account face legal action
High-profile insurance firm not amused by sarcastic social network feed launched under its name...  »
Not so Flash: fame factor weighs against trademark pretender
Ubiquity of an established brand, likelihood of confusion and failure to prove intent to use during discovery stage shoot down gaming mark application...  »
Teen’s iPhone ploy converts to infringement suit
Boy’s mail-order service selling kits to make white iPhones prior to launch of official version dials up a world of legal trouble...  »
On the fast track
Once considered the world’s greatest factory, China looks set to become its next great innovator. It’s a rapid development for a country that didn’t have a patent system until 1984, as Li Yong f....  »
Walking the Planck with Europe’s trademark system: is it fit for purpose?
High-profile research foundation the Max Planck Institute has probed the effectiveness of the European trademark system. Mark Devaney and Anna Blackburn of Gill Jennings & Every examine some of th....  »
Reforming IP taxation in the UK: changes for the better?
In the 2011 March Budget and Finance Bill, the UK government has put in place tax structures and incentives to encourage Britain’s entrepreneurs and inventors. How could these changes affect how you....  »
Former Steria development director joins CPA Global as head of operations
Appointment set to further strengthen service delivery in CPA Global’s outsourced IP and legal services activities...  »
Charlie Sheen in winning mood with laundry list of trademark applications
Film and TV wildman launches comprehensive branding campaign for smorgasbord of recent catchphrases...  »
Stealth legislation: how a global IP enforcement scheme has withered behind closed doors
By not opening up debate to all interested parties, the strength of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement has been undermined, says Law professor Michael Blakeney....  »