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…
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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Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website.
On Wednesday 11 January the Court will hand-down judgment in McCue (as guardian for Andrew McCue) (AP) v Glasgow City Council (Scotland) [2023] UKSC 1, on appeal from [2020] CSHI 51. The key issue concerns whether the Respondent’s charging policy for community care services is discriminatory. The Respondent, a local authority, has the power to charge for its services, although certain deductions may be applied to reduce the contribution payable. This appeal concerns the Respondent’s decision to allow only certain deductions together with the validity of the…
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.
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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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As Texas heads into a brand new legislative session this coming 12 months, legal guidelines handed and signed in 2021 are set to enter impact on New Yr’s Day. The brand new legal guidelines embrace key property tax code revisions, an overhaul of the state’s judicial department and past.
The next is a information to among the big-ticket measures and legal guidelines going into impact in Texas beginning in 2023.New property tax code revisions
Among the many greatest gadgets Texas will enact within the coming 12 months is a sweeping invoice revising the Texas Training Code, Authorities Code and…
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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
7 FeedbackFILE PHOTO: The neighborhoods of Sage Hill and Evanston on the northern fringe of Calgary have been photographed on Thursday April 26, 2018. Gavin Younger/PostmediaArticle content material
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…
A downtown Fresno resort has now been formally shut down by the town, following a security inspection that discovered it “not in a position to function in a fashion that gives its company with a secure atmosphere.”
Fresno’s metropolis supervisor referred to as for a full security evaluation on Thursday, after the resort at Van Ness and Tulare avenues repeatedly didn’t convey its fire-alarm system as much as present requirements.
In an announcement launched Friday, Fresno Main Jerry Dyer stated the town had been working with the resort’s house owners to stay open after they up to date the hearth…
