This document is from our Archive and no action should be taken in reliance on it without specific legal advice. You can perform a search for more recent content. Brand Matters Issue 13: July 2019 News ICO intending to fine BA and Marriott International News over recent days that the ICO is intending to fine BA £183m and Marriott International £99m is remarkable for a number of reasons. News When less is not always more: Issues registering and enforcing simple logos Recently, companies have been reverting to more simplistic brand identities. In May 2019, BT announced the launch of a new brand identity featuring the letters BT in a circle logo (having filed a UK trade mark application in black and white for the logo back in 2016). News EU Commission eyes revamp of vertical restraints regulations for the digital marketplace In May the European Commission closed a consultation on the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulations ("the Regulations"). News Jewellery business sued for trade mark infringement: Lessons for luxury brand owners The High Court has ruled that a UK jewellery seller (JSC) is liable for trade mark infringement for selling links for charm bracelets made and sold by Nomination, an Italian jewellery business. News UK Government 'out of step with the public' as it rejects recomendations to fix the fashion industry The UK government has rejected the Environmental Audit Select Committee's recommendations for improving sustainability in the UK's fashion industry. News La Liga Fined €250,000 For Spying On App Users To Crack Down On Illegal Streams It has been reported that Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División (aka "La Liga") has been fined €250,000 by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (the AEPD) for various infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). News From east to west: Changes to trade mark regimes across the world Exciting changes to trade mark regimes in China and Canada are afoot in 2019 which is good news for global brand owners. Subscribe Never miss a publication by signing up to our mailing list Subscribe Brand Matters: Subscribe
News ICO intending to fine BA and Marriott International News over recent days that the ICO is intending to fine BA £183m and Marriott International £99m is remarkable for a number of reasons.
News When less is not always more: Issues registering and enforcing simple logos Recently, companies have been reverting to more simplistic brand identities. In May 2019, BT announced the launch of a new brand identity featuring the letters BT in a circle logo (having filed a UK trade mark application in black and white for the logo back in 2016).
News EU Commission eyes revamp of vertical restraints regulations for the digital marketplace In May the European Commission closed a consultation on the Vertical Restraints Block Exemption Regulations ("the Regulations").
News Jewellery business sued for trade mark infringement: Lessons for luxury brand owners The High Court has ruled that a UK jewellery seller (JSC) is liable for trade mark infringement for selling links for charm bracelets made and sold by Nomination, an Italian jewellery business.
News UK Government 'out of step with the public' as it rejects recomendations to fix the fashion industry The UK government has rejected the Environmental Audit Select Committee's recommendations for improving sustainability in the UK's fashion industry.
News La Liga Fined €250,000 For Spying On App Users To Crack Down On Illegal Streams It has been reported that Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División (aka "La Liga") has been fined €250,000 by the Spanish Data Protection Authority (the AEPD) for various infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
News From east to west: Changes to trade mark regimes across the world Exciting changes to trade mark regimes in China and Canada are afoot in 2019 which is good news for global brand owners.