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Noa triumphs over Vianoa 15 Aug 2011 | 04:54 pm

The Dutch company Rent-a-Tent must stop using the name Vianoa to advertise its camping holidays. Apparently it’s too similar to Noa Vakanties (Holidays), a trade mark registered to the Traveleventgroe...

Ban on fake Crocs 15 Aug 2011 | 02:22 am

Calze del Mondo, an importer of fashion accessories, has been ordered not to sell shoes that resemble the familiar coloured plastic shoes made by Crocs. The district court in The Hague published the r...

Origami artist under fire 12 Aug 2011 | 06:05 pm

Sarah Morris, a well-known American artist, has been taken to court by six other artists from Spain, Italy, Japan and the US. The group, who specialise in origami-based art, claim that Morris has plag...

McCartney stops auction 12 Aug 2011 | 03:25 am

In June, lawyers acting for ex-Beatle Paul McCartney halted an auction in Gloucestershire, England, which was about to sell off some drawings McCartney had made. Mice The drawings are of mice and we...

Cola dispute resolved 10 Aug 2011 | 08:06 pm

For months, Coca Cola and the Dutch purchasing organisation Superunie have been locked in a dispute about the shape of Superunie’s First Choice cola bottle. Coca Cola claimed it was too similar to its...

44,000 lost files in India 9 Aug 2011 | 01:04 am

The Indian Trade Mark Office, which is responsible for managing the Indian Trade Marks Register, recently admitted it had mislaid 44,404 of its trade mark files. Investigation The case of the missin...

Coffee, pure and simple? 12 Jul 2011 | 03:24 am

These cups are used to serve coffee at Leiden University’s Medical Centre. But do they remind you of anything else? Are you familiar with the well-known Dutch coffee brand Douwe Egberts (www.de.nl)?

No Cocaine for Coca-Cola 5 Jul 2011 | 06:21 pm

Soft drinks manufacturer Coca-Cola has filed an opposition in Chile against the registration of the word ‘Cocaine’ for a non-alcoholic beverage. Coca-Cola claims that registering the name of a hard dr...

Trade mark owners conned on grand scale 4 Jul 2011 | 11:22 pm

These days, anyone who registers a new trade mark is sent an invoice soon afterwards as payment for including it in an official-looking register. The amount demanded is usually around € 1,500. However...

Red Bull launches attack on Bavaria’s B52 28 Jun 2011 | 07:17 pm

Energy drinks producer Red Bull is putting up a fierce fight to hold on to its distinctive blue and silver logo. Anyone thinking of using the same colours on their drink cans can count on a swift reac...

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