Intellectual Property Firm
Small businesses violate trademark laws with deceptively similar brand names which not only confuses consumers, but also leads to production of fake goods resulting in huge losses to corporates Brands must not only innovate continually to remain relevant and dynamic, but they must also prevent attempts by smaller businesses to use their equity and goodwill as […]
Digital payment platform Wirex has secured a win over its ‘Cryptoback’ bitcoin rewards scheme, after the UK Intellectual Property Enterprise Court (IPEC) ruled that a rival had infringed its trademark. The decision was handed down on Tuesday, March 16, following a trial at the High Court in January. London-based Wirex accused Cryptocarbon Global (Global), Cryptocarbon UK and Bee-One of infringing its ‘Cryptoback’ trademark in September 2019. […]
Hotsuit, a sportswear company focused on weight loss and sauna suits, has copied Under Armour’s logo, according to a lawsuit filed yesterday, October 8. Athletics company Under Armour accused Hotsuit of selling apparel under a “copycat” mark, in a claim filed at the US District Court for the District of Maryland. According to the suit, Hotsuit’s use […]
According to Bloomberg Law, METALLICA has won a legal battle with Chilean businessman Horacio Mardones over the graphically and phonetically identical trademark for clothing and footwear registered by him 20 years ago. Chile’s Supreme Court honored the group’s request to annul Mardones’s trademark. The band in 2012 lost an attempt to oppose Mardones’s registration of […]
