Royds Intellectual Property Unit note the decision of the Court of Appeal on 30 July 2010 to refuse the appeal in the Vodkat case. Vodkat is an alcoholic drink that is mostly, but not only, made with vodka.
Articles
Articles by ‘Stephen Welfare’
In the past five years, the growth of social media has been impossible to miss. From individual bloggers through to large well-known sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, social media has now become a large part of today’s society. With such growth in such a short period of time, any legal issues raised are bound to be thin on case law. However, like the internet beforehand, whilst there are risks to social media outlets, the benefits can be great if it is regulated sufficiently.
Delighted to see that various jewellery sector magazines (including Retail Jeweller, Drapers OnLine and Jewellery Outlook) picked up the news of our Promoting Intellectual Property Rights (PIPR) initiative which will launch at the International Jewellery London (IJL) 2010 trade show in September to help protect jewellers’ designs.
In a victory for trade mark owners, the UK Court of Appeal has followed the ruling of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) that the use of a registered trade mark in a comparison list telling customers which famous fragrance the Defendants “smell-alike” products resemble was an infringement; L’Oréal -v- Bellure and Others [2010] CA.
Press Release
27th January 2010
Royds at The Spring Fair 2010 International
7-11 February 2010 Birmingham NEC