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In a case involving Ford Motor Company concerning the unauthorised manufacturer of wheel trims bearing Ford’s trade mark, the Italian tribunal of Torino has requested a preliminary ruling by the CJEU (Case C-500/14).
It has posed two questions, which essentially enquire whether Article 14 of Directive 98/71 and Article 110 of Regulation (EC) No.6/2002 (both transitional provisions on design rights) extend a design law defence for spare parts to manufacturers wishing to apply the original manufacturer’s trade mark to their spare part products (to ensure a consistent look and feel with the rest of the car).
If the CJEU answers in the affirmative (which is unlikely), spares manufacturers may be entitled to freely apply OEM trade marks effectively circumventing trade mark law. With potential to cause considerable confusion amongst the public as to the origin of such products, the CJEU will need to consider this overlap of IP rights very carefully indeed.
London’s prized position as one of the ‘big four’ fashion capitals could be threatened by changes to IP protection following Brexit.
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Hot on the heels of yesterday’s news of Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Food, Sainsbury’s look to expand with a proposed acquisition of Nisa.
Well, I think we all knew this was coming. It felt like only a matter of time before Amazon decided to focus its sights on the grocery business.
Alibaba, one of China’s largest technology companies, recently demonstrated VR Pay, a payment service designed to allow virtual reality shoppers to pay for things simply by nodding their head.
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