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Swatch AG has successfully appealed to the UK High Court against a 2017 opposition decision, which had found in favour of Apple Inc in relation to the watch company’s application for the marks SWATCH ONE MORE THING and ONE MORE THING on the grounds of bad faith. Apple’s complaint arose from the inclusion of the catchphrase ‘One more thing’, which Apple CEOs had used as a marketing hook in new Apple product launches.
Facts
Swatch, the well-known watch company, and Apple had been involved in a UK opposition over the marks I-WATCH and I-SWATCH. That opposition was won by Swatch in 2016, based on its I-SWATCH international registration in Class 14. Apple was refused registration for I-WATCH for “ Monitors and monitoring devices; cameras; computers; computer hardware; wireless communication devices; radios; audio and video devices; global positioning system devices; accessories, parts, components, and cases for all
Maha Cyber cops bust racket of water-filled Remdesivir, Tocilizumab drugs
By IANS |
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Thu, May 13 2021 19:27 IST |
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Fake drug rackets reaching rural areas: Beware of cheap antibiotics sold as Remdesivir. Image Source: IANS News
Mumbai, May 13 : The Maharashtra Cyber Police have busted an online fraud of illegal sales of fake Remdesivir and Tocilizumab drugs filled with plain water that targeted gullible customers desperate for treatment of Covid-19, an official said here on Thursday.
On Wednesday, a leading pharmaceutical company had approached the Cyber Police Cell to file a case after it received many complaints that its distributors had sold these drugs by soliciting customers online or through social media.
Items seized from CK IT Solutions Limited in Poole by trading standards officers. Pictures: BCP Council A COMPUTER repair and refurbishment business in Poole has been hit with a court bill of more than £100,000 after it imported unsafe and fraudulent chargers for Apple products. More than 1,400 items were seized from CK IT Solutions Limited when trading standards officers visited the company’s base at Holes Bay Business Park. This came after a shipment of 220 products imported by the business was held at East Midlands Airport in October 2018 due to concerns over safety and authenticity. Following an investigation by BCP Council, the firm was taken to court where it admitted offences relating to electrical safety and fake goods.
Introduction
Trademark systems aim to protect identifying signs that help customers to determine the source of particular goods or services. Words, names and logos are noticeable identifiers, but colours, shapes and trade dress are also distinguishing factors for a brand. Therefore, their protection is available in many jurisdictions.
However, the understanding of trademarks in Nigeria appears limited to conventional word marks and logo designs or devices. While recognition of unconventional marks (eg, shapes and colours) may be inferred from the Trademarks Act 1990, not many applications are filed at the Trademarks, Patents and Designs Registry, Commercial Law Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment for the registration of shapes and colours of goods.
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Canada has established itself as an attractive jurisdiction in which to do business. It has a stable economy, a high-income population, a business-friendly environment and has long led the G7 in growth. It also has especially strong economic ties and an extensive trading relationship with its larger neighbor, the United States, as a result of which many view the two countries as sharing similar laws, including trademark laws.
Indeed, Canadian trademark laws and rules do bear many similarities to those in the United States. Notably, the 2019 amendments to Canadian trademark legislation brought Canadian practice considerably closer to the United States; for example, Canada now uses the Madrid Protocol and Nice Classification systems and allows divided applications. However, for international brand owners looking to file, prosecute, and enforce trademarks in Canada, it is critical to keep in mind some important features uniq