Chocolate Wars: Cadbury loses two battles over purple trade mark rights
Chocolate battles won and lost, but the war is not over... If you asked someone...
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McDonald’s Lose Their BIG MAC Trade Mark Registration
It's Supermac's 1 – 1 McDonald's, but we're not done yet in this burger trade...
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IPEC Fines Scam IP Agency £500,000
The Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) has handed out a fine of £500,000 to an...
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Beer-related Trade Marks Increase in the UK
As consumer appetite grows for craft beers, the UK’s Intellectual Property Office (IPO) has seen...
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UK Company Refused ‘Champagne’ Trade Mark for Flooring Products
Ball & Young, a company based in Corby, Northamptonshire, applied to the UK Intellectual Property...
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Letter from Intel Forces UK Business to Re-brand
A letter from US-based computer chip giant Intel has forced a small business in the...
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Stephen Hawking Seeks a Trade Mark Registration for his Name
World-famous physicist, Professor Stephen Hawking, has applied to the UK Intellectual Property Office for trade...
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UK Government to Introduce Plain Packaging for Tobacco Products
The UK government has passed legislation enforcing the introduction of plain packaging for cigarettes and...
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UK Top for Intellectual Property Enforcement
An index compiled by the US Chamber of Commerce Global Intellectual Property (IP) Center has...
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Tesco’s Trade Mark Application for Clubcard is Refused
Supermarket chain Tesco has been refused a trade mark registration for the word Clubcard. Tesco...
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