Another unfavorable decision on non-traditional trade marks has landed, now in relation to Dior’s iconic Saddle bag. The EUIPO’s Second Board of Appeal decided that Dior’s Saddle bag is not distinctive with respect to handbags. The decision is seen as surprising yet not unpredictable, given the recent history of unsuccessful trade mark applications for 3D signs (for example, see our previous article on the Moon Boot case here).The Dior Saddle bag first appeared in the Spring 2000 ready-to-wear collection. The bag immediately became a much-wanted piece worn by many celebrities. After many years, it was brought back into the…
In Singapore, the popular eatery “ENG’S Wonton Noodles” is known for its springy noodles, luscious wonton dumplings and fiery chilli sauce. Its popularity attracted more than S$1.6 million in revenue one year, but a fallout between the founder’s children and their business partners led to multiple disputes, including a dispute over trade mark rights to the “ENG’S” name in Pauline New Ping Ping v Eng’s Char Siew Wantan Mee Pte. Ltd. [2022] SGIPOS 10.Ng Ba Eng (Eng) inherited the wonton noodle business from his father around 1962 and operated it with his son, Desmond Ng (Desmond) using the signboard…
High-end outdoor clothing brand Patagonia Inc is taking on fast fashion retailer Gap for copying its “iconic” fleece jacket design. Patagonia Inc has filed court proceedings in the Federal Court.
In a complaint filed on 22 November 2022, Patagonia alleges that Gap willfully and deliberately copied the fleece design through the creation and sale of its “Mockneck Pullover” jackets, mimicking the flap pocket and rectangular logo of Patagonia’s classic “Snap-T” fleece jackets (shown below).Patagonia “Snap-T” Fleece PulloverGap ProductsImages taken from Patagonia website at URL: www.patagonia.com and GAP website at URL: www.gap.com.
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The report, released this week from the Clear Creek County Sheriff’s Office, includes 72 pages of documents surrounding the murder of 22-year-old Christian Glass in June of 2022.
Most of the documents are transcripts of the body camera footage from that night, which the public has had access to for months.
But the overarching conclusion from the reporting agency, Douglas County, was that former Clear Creek County deputy, Andrew Buen, acted against the policy as a law enforcement agent and failed Christian Glass that night he called 911 for help.
The report outlines the interviews Douglas County Sheriff’s Office did…
IN BRIEF By means of updates, we hooked up the Public Well being (Additional Extension of Declared Public Well being Emergency—COVID-19) Regulation (No. 2) 2022.
Abstract
On 17 June 2022, Queensland’s declared public well being emergency for COVID-19 was prolonged to 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022.
Consequently, Public Well being Instructions (PHD) with an finish date of 24 June 2022 have been robotically prolonged till 11.59 pm on Thursday 22 September 2022. Instructions will probably be progressively up to date to reference the brand new date of twenty-two September 2022.
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Native InformationHouseholders are petitioning for a rare normal assembly with the intention of eradicating the board members who’re threatened with lawsuits over unpaid residents’ affiliation chargesPrinted June 26, 2022 • 3 minute learn
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Householders in northwest Calgary’s Sage Hill neighborhood are organizing a petition with the intention of eradicating their residents’ affiliation’s board members after the affiliation threatened a whole lot of residents with…
It’s starting to look so much like a authorized disputes saga between supermarkets within the UK. We’ve not too long ago lined an ongoing dispute between Lidl and Tesco (see right here), which pertains to an alleged commerce mark infringement. This time, Marks & Spencer (M&S) are suing the biggest Europe’s low cost grocery chain Aldi for copying their registered designs of the light-up Christmas gin bottles. That is the second authorized case not too long ago introduced by M&S in opposition to Aldi, with the primary involving the well-known Colin the Caterpillar cake, which has since been settled. Notably,…
John StosselThe Southern Poverty Law Center just released a report claiming there are 1,225 hate and anti-government groups in America. These groups cause “fear and pain (in) Black, brown, and LGBTQ communities.”
The SPLC lists such groups on its “hate map.”
I once believed the center. Well-meaning people still do. Apple once gave them $1 million.
But what donors don’t know is that today, the SPLC smears good people, not just “haters.”
Ayaan Hirsi Ali grew up Muslim in Somalia, but now she criticizes radical Islam and sometimes (maybe this is what really bothers the SPLC) fraternizes with American…
