IP and Legal Filings

JUNE 14, 2023

A trade name is a name under which a company pursues its business and needs to be distinguished from the entity’s registered or legal name. Many countries require registering a trade name or business name in a special register. For a marketer, a brand is what represents the values of a company and aims to create awareness and trust.

Marketing 52

Marketing Marketing Intellectual Property Branding 52

43(B)log

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The parties used to have an ongoing business relationship in which both companies outsourced clients to each other and engaged in regular communications regarding their business operations. It also allegedly resumed promoting and advertising the domain name “logan-car-service.com” and re-routing visitors to its own website.

False Advertising 83

False Advertising Advertising Advertising Copying 83

The TTABlog

JUNE 21, 2021

Opposer James Barnard claimed prior use of the mark MANDALA for business consulting and branding services, and alleged likelihood of confusion with the Applicant's proposed mark MANDALAEVERYWEAR for marketing consulting services. The was fatal to his priority claim and so the Board dismissed the opposition.

Advertising 52

Advertising Advertising Service Mark Branding 52

The IPKat

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Today, it’s about the trade marks. February: In Nigeria, the Business Facilitation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill, 2022 , was signed into law. The Plaintiff was the initial owner of the Trademark “HIT” for mosquito and insect repelling spray in the Tanzanian market but failed to renew its trade mark when it expired.

IP 83

IP Service Mark Cease and Desist Registration 83

The TTABlog

OCTOBER 10, 2023

The similarities in the marks and the goods, "Opposer’s history of renaming and restructuring itself, combined with Opposer’s prior ownership of Applicant’s brass division, industry norms concerning legal entity changes," outweighed any purchaser sophistication. KME Germany GmbH v. Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Zhejiang Hailiang Co.,

Marketing 70

Marketing Marketing Ownership Registration 70

Garrigues Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

For those of us less familiar with the workings of the British Crown, Royal Warrants are a type of distinction that the Royal Household has issued since 1840, through the Royal Warrant Holders Association, to companies or traders that regularly supply goods or services (paid) during at least five out of the seven years preceding an application.

Intellectual Property 52

Intellectual Property Branding Brands Branding 52

IP Whiteboard

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In 2008, Sydney Cabs and Manly Cabs entered a Business Sale Agreement ( BSA ) which stated that Sydney Taxis would obtain certain telephone numbers of Manly Cabs at completion but did not describe the mechanism by which this was to occur ( Disputed Numbers ). Sydney Taxis operated a radio room and call centre for both Manly Cabs and RSL Cabs.

Branding 40

Branding Brands Branding Business 40