If you’re planning on registering a Taiwan Trademark for a new business or venture, one of the first steps in ensuring you can get the trademark you want is to do a trademark database search. If you’re stuck scratching your head at how you do this, you can check...
If you’re a company looking to do business in Taiwan and you don’t yet have a trademark for this specific country, then it’s important you look at registering a Taiwan trademark. Here we’ll detail what we consider to be seven of the most important reasons you should...
Legal action filed against US pop star Katy Perry over her name What happens when your name is your brand, and you share that name with one of the biggest stars on the planet? We are about to find out as two Katy Perrys go head to head. An Australian fashion designer...
Bentley lose out in trademark battle Luxury car manufacturers Bentley may have a huge deal of prestige, history and money behind them, but it was no match for one family-run business with a cast-iron trademark. A high-court judge in the UK ruled against Bentley this...
Vegetarian company does battle with Nestle over brand phrase Vegan and Butcher are two words you don’t hear put together all that often, unless there’s a heated debate between a carnivore and a herbivore, but it’s these two words that have struck a bone of contention...
A greeting cards company files against Banksy’s EU Trademark Everyone likes to receive a personalised greetings card with their name on it, but in the case of UK graffiti artist Banksy, an unnamed greetings card company has taken this sentiment a few steps too far....
Under Armour aggressively targets small startup Under Armour, the brand with famous action ambassadors such as The Rock and Anthony Joshua, is flexing its muscles at a start-up company over trademark infringement. "Under Armour AZ kit 2016/17" by Nerea Palacios, Magic...
A David vs Goliath trademark battle where Goliath won A lady learned a hard lesson in trademark laws when she founded her business selling luxury candles. It’s a cautionary tale that highlights why a trademark should be the first thing you think of when starting your...
Many musicians have had long-standing gripes with the music industry. However, there is one band that must be particularly stressed by the situation they’ve found themselves in. Their band name has been seized from under their nose—leaving them unable to perform or...
In what seems to have become something of a common occurrence in the EU, the American guitar manufacturer Gibson follows in the wake of Adidas and McDonald’s as the next big business to fall foul of EU trademark rulings. The bone of contention was with one guitar in...