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Post-Sale Confusion is Relevant for Establishing Trade Mark Infringement

None of the CJEU authorities support the proposition that actionable infringement should be limited to post-sale confusi...
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Survey evidence

Where the applicant submits responses to questionnaires filed as a result of a survey (aimed at either the general publi...
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Abbreviations, acronyms or initials coupled with their full meaning

Where the mark consists of a letter and word combination and the letter sequence clearly and unambiguously represents th...
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Names of Deceased Famous Individuals or Defunct Groups

The name is more likely to be seen by consumers as merely an historical reference to the subject matter of the goods or ...
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Registering company names

Companies House is responsible for company registration in Great Britain.Company law is different from trade mark law. Y...