{"id":8927,"date":"2018-09-04T16:14:21","date_gmt":"2018-09-04T15:14:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/?p=8927"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:04:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:04:26","slug":"ip-in-the-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hgf.com\/de\/wissens-hub\/ip-in-the-news\/","title":{"rendered":"IP in the news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p__large\">A surprisingly busy summer of IP. Here is our round-up of the bigger legal headlines.<\/p>\n<h5>Switching a swoosh for a square: keep your eye on the ball<\/h5>\n<p>Roger Federer switches sponsors from Nike to Uniqlo but iconic \u201cRF\u201d trade mark was not present at his first match of Wimbledon as the ownership rights lay with Nike rather than Federer. Will Federer\/Uniqlo pay a hefty price for transfer of ownership?<\/p>\n<h5>Fast Fashion: EU-wide<\/h5>\n<p>The recent decision in the case of OTB v Zara serves as a useful reminder that an infringement of third party IP rights can result in a claim in the courts in one EU member state for an injunction and damages in all EU countries where the products have been sold.<\/p>\n<h5>Nestle loses appeal in \u201cKitKat\u201d case<\/h5>\n<p>The Court of Justice of the European Union handed down its judgment on the \u201cKitKat\u201d case, resulting in Nestle\u0301 (the maker of the KitKat) losing its EU trade mark for the shape of its chocolate wafer product.\u00a0The basis of the decision being that Nestle\u0301 had failed to provide sufficient evidence that the KitKat shape mark had acquired distinctive character throughout the EU.<\/p>\n<h5>Placement of \u201cunhealthy\u201d food advertisements come under heavy scrutiny<\/h5>\n<p>A breakdown of several ASA decisions published that highlight the continued focus by the ASA on advertising high fat, sugar or salt products to children.<\/p>\n<h5>Fiat Automobiles aims to stop sales of \u201cJeep-Like\u201d vehicle in US<\/h5>\n<p>FCA has filed a complaint with the U.S. International Trade Commission, requesting a ban on a \u201cnearly identical copy\u201d of itst Jeep vehicle by the Indian manufacturer, Mahindra known as the \u2018Roxor\u2019, on the basis of trade mark infringement and copying of the Jeep\u2019s trade dress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-author-name p__medium\">By\u00a0Tom Nener -Tom advises clients on a wide range of contentious intellectual property law matters including patent, trade mark and design infringement, passing off and misuse of confidential information. Consistently ranked in Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners as an \u201cAssociate to Watch\u201d. Tom works with clients to enforce and protect their intellectual property against third party competitors, ex-employees and new market entrants. Tom also defends clients from allegations of infringement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A surprisingly busy summer of IP. Here is our round-up of the bigger legal headlines. 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