You can rely on common law rights but in order to succeed on a case for passing off you will need to show that a third party was aware of your use of the trade mark and deliberately misled customers. If you bring an action for infringement of a registered trade mark, there is no need to show any knowledge of your activities by the defendant so that trade mark infringement is much easier and cheaper to establish.
Brookes Batchellor is pleased to announce another successful round of British examinations. Pamela Botell has now passed the final examination required for qualification as a British and European trade mark attorney; Gareth Holliday passed every examination he sat and now …
The London agreement came into force in 2008 and dramatically reduced the cost of European patent protection by providing that translations of European patents were no longer necessarily required by states party to the agreement. The latest news is that …
You can claim to have a “patent pending” as soon as you, or your patent attorney, have filed, or even just posted your patent application – see “How quickly can I get a patent pending” – although some would advise …