Client Case Study – Grandma’s Kitchen
We love to hear the stories behind our clients business ideas, especially when that business was started during the unprecedented year of 2020. This week we caught up with Marion, the culinary talent behind new business, Grandma’s Kitchen. A Bolton based catering business that specialises in the most delicious cakes, treats and home cooking style […]
Next vs Next
Next PLC force independent retailer to change her business name of 24 years. It is a common misconception that trading under a brand name for a good number of years will automatically grant you brand protection. Last week, VOCM reported a story about a local business owner that was being forced to re-brand her business […]
Would you be confused between these two oat milk brands?
Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, have filed a claim against drink supplier Glebe Farm Foods, claiming that their PureOaty brand infringes on its Oatley and Oat-ly! Trademarks. The court documents state that Oatly “seek an injunction to restrain the defendant from infringing any of the claimants’ registered trademarks and the passing off of the defendant’s […]
A Tesla burger whilst you wait for your car to charge?
We have all become used to Elon Musk and his random, outlandish and at times utterly weird Tweets, but it seems as though one is about to become reality. In 2018, Musk Tweeted: “Gonna put an old school drive-in, roller skates & rock restaurant at one of the new Tesla Supercharger locations in LA”, and […]
Samsung excites tech world with latest trademark filings.
South Korean electronics company Samsung have excited the tech world this week after two trademark filings were spotted by LetsGoDigital, ‘Z Roll’ and ‘Z Slide’. We know that Samsung have been preparing to roll out the Galaxy Z Flip 3 and the Galaxy Z Fold 3. However, the trademark filings indicate it’s set to expand […]
Gucci & Facebook combine forces to take down counterfeit retailers.
As online sales for luxury goods soared during the forced closure of retail shops last year, so did the sales of counterfeit products. Italian fashion label Gucci and internet giant Facebook have combined forces counteract the increase of counterfeit goods being sold across social media channels, starting with an individual who allegedly used the Facebook’s […]
Chanel & Huawei go head to head, again, over interlocking semi-circles.
The first thing you think of when someone say’s ‘brand identity’ is the logo, just like the first thing you think of when someone says ‘Chanel’ are its world famous and instantly recognisable interlinking semi-circles. Well last week saw French luxury fashion house Chanel lose its European court fight against Chinese technology giant Huawei over […]
Michelin win trademark dispute against Japanese wine delivery website.
International tyre giant, Michelin, has been successful in its bid to prevent an individual in Japan from trading under the domain ‘Michelin-wine.tokyo’. The domain had been registered to a wine delivery service website, that featured the following message: “Starred sommelier carefully selected wine delivery service Michelin Starred selection. We will deliver 2 bottles of hidden […]
McGregor looses fight to trademark his name for clothing line.
Once again, a global star is being hindered by not being the first one to use their name as a brand. Last week, Scottish Legal reported that: ‘Conor McGregor has failed in a legal fight with a clothing firm over sportswear that bears his name. The 31-year-old MMA fighter applied to register his name as […]
Why the owner of Boo Consulting has trademarked her brand.
This year, the WIPO is marking World Intellectual Property day by shining the light on how SMEs use their IP rights. So we caught up with our recent client, Linn Boo, founder and managing director of Newquay based Boo Consulting Limited to find out why she decided to trademark her business brand name. What is Boo […]