Sofa Wars: Use of a Community trade mark in more than one Member State is crucial to its survival

Sofa Wars: Use of a Community trade mark in more than one Member State is crucial to its survival

A battle between warring sofa giants, Sofa Workshop and Sofaworks (Sofa Workshop Ltd v Sofaworks Ltd [2015] EWHC 1773 (IPEC)), has cast light whether use of a Community trade mark in one member state is enough to constitute genuine use in the Community.

Cape Town Convention | Aviation

Cape Town Convention | Aviation

While for some mention of “Cape Town” may conjure up images of Table Mountain, the harbour, and surrounding vineyards, for those in the Aviation business Cape Town was the location for a diplomatic conference in 2001 to negotiate a treaty ...