trade mark infringement

It works! Money-saver saves money litigating his trade mark

July 26, 2011 14:11

The IPKat is thinking of taking Mark with him the next time he goes to The Old Nick for a pint of Badger, currently the most extortionately expensive thing he does these days The carpet of this Kat's little upstairs office has been festooned of late with a splendid selection of recent judgments...

The trigonometry of trade mark law: Sign, Kosan and Tangent

July 14, 2011 11:30

Following all the excitement this week over the high-tech aspects of European trade mark law where brand owners tussle with internet service providers over the extent to which hosted sales can and should be controlled by the latter, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ) returned today to...

L’Oréal v eBay Part III: what the world says ...

July 12, 2011 14:12

Here in Part III, in alphabetical order, are some early responses to this morning's Court of Justice ruling in Case C?324/09 L’Oréal SA, Lancôme parfums et beauté & Cie, Laboratoire Garnier & Cie, L’Oréal (UK) Limited v eBay International AG, eBay Europe SARL and eBay (UK) Limited (see Part...

L’Oréal v eBay Part II: what the Court says

July 12, 2011 09:59

KATNOTE: IF YOU NEED TO CHECK THE FACTS THAT TRIGGERED THIS PIECE OF LITIGATION, THE QUESTIONS REFERRED FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION, READ L’Oréal  v eBay I: background to this morning's ruling BEFORE YOU READ THIS...

L’Oréal v eBay Part I: background to this morning's ruling

July 12, 2011 09:58

KATNOTE: IF YOU ARE QUITE FAMILIAR WITH THE FACTS THAT TRIGGERED THIS PIECE OF LITIGATION, THE QUESTIONS REFERRED FOR A PRELIMINARY RULING BY THE COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ADVOCATE GENERAL'S OPINION, YOU CAN SKIP THIS POST AND MOVE STRAIGHT ON TO L’Oréal  v eBay II:...