The uber-zoom: The case against trade mark genericide
Let’s say “ZOOM” becomes a synonym for conducting online video meetings, regardless of the app used – or worse, it becomes a verb. In this...
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Wanna take a “Slofie”?
At its iPhone 11 Pro unveiling, Apple showed off the new slow-motion selfies feature to the iPhone 11 models – or as Apple jokingly referred to them as “Slofies”. Although the made-up word “Slofies” did not sound like a serious word, Apple has filed a trade mark application…
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Generic trade marks – Recent developments in the UK and Europe
While we have previously written about the problem of trade marks becoming generic, there has recently been a development in the United Kingdom (originating from the European Union) regarding generic trade marks, that appears to be worthy of further comment and…
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