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• Chanel smells success with Coco TM opposition
  Posted by TMR TMR on April 16, 2019 / Posted in Trade Marks
  Coco Chanel, one of the most influential women of all time, and one who built the foundations of a very successful brand.
  Coco Chanel, one of the most influential women of all time, and one who built the foundations of a very successful brand. Chanel perfumes are certainly no strangers to IP disputes, and it seems they are continuing this in 2019. Their latest attempt to protect their brand has been successful after a ruling of the UK Intellectual Property Office. On the basis of their ‘Coco’ mark, they succeeded in an opposition. The mark opposed was ‘CocoGoodsCo’ applied for by [...]
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• USPTO rules confusing similarity on torso perfume bottles
  Posted by TMR TMR on April 16, 2019 / Posted in Trade Marks
  A look at a recent case concerning 3D trade marks.
  A look at a recent case concerning 3D trade marks. 3D trade marks are being considered by the Offices and courts a lot more in recent times, many losing their protection. In this case the US Patent and Trade Mark Office considered two perfume bottles, both in the same of a male torso. The office had to consider if they were going to allow another torso bottle 3D mark to be registered, even though one already was registered. The two torso bottles did have their differences, however, as they [...]
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• LinkedIn refuses to connect with KinkedIn: LinkedIn prevents KinkedIn trade mark bid for its dating site
  Posted by TMR TMR on April 08, 2019 / Posted in Trade Marks
  In 2017, a web services provider JK Solutions applied to register the mark ‘KinkedIn’. However, the mark was opposed by the professional networking service provide LinkedIn.
  In 2017, a web services provider JK Solutions applied to register the mark ‘KinkedIn’. However, the mark was opposed by the professional networking service provide LinkedIn. LinkedIn felt that the mark ‘KinkedIn’ was highly similar and was likely to cause confusion. Furthermore, as ‘KinkedIn’ was being registered for agency services for computer and video dating services in relation to sharing sexual fetishes, LinkedIn argued that the mark [...]
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• No score for Internazionale Milano Milan: Major League Soccer goes against Internazionale Milano
  Posted by TMR TMR on April 04, 2019 / Posted in Trade Marks
  Major League Soccer (‘MLS’) is opposing a trade mark of Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan) regarding the name of David Beckham’s new football club Inter Miami.
  Major League Soccer (‘MLS’) is opposing a trade mark of Internazionale Milano (Inter Milan) regarding the name of David Beckham’s new football club Inter Miami.  On 25 March 2019, MLS filed a notice of opposition with the Trade Mark Trial and Appeal Board in the US. David Beckham along with four other co-owners founded Club Internacional de Futból Miami in 2018. The football club are due to compete in the MLS in 2020. In 2014, Inter Milan filed a US application for [...]
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• Keeping up with the Kardashian Trade mark disputes: Khroma makeup line triumph over Kroma EU
  Posted by TMR TMR on April 04, 2019 / Posted in Trade Marks
  On 1 April 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reaffirmed that Kroma EU had no legal standing to take legal action against the Kardashian sisters
  On 1 April 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reaffirmed that Kroma EU had no legal standing to take legal action against the Kardashian sisters. The main reason behind the judicial decision was due to the fact that Kroma EU did not own the rights to the Kroma trade mark. It has been revealed that the rights to the Kroma trade mark are owned by a Florida-based make-up artist called Lee Tillett. In October 2012, Lee Tillett had granted an exclusive licence to Kroma EU to [...]
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