ITMA - Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys

BRAND OWNERS WILL BE ABLE TO CURB INFRINGEMENTS ON eBay L’Oréal v eBay Brand Owners will be able to curb infringements on eBay In a major announcement from the European Court of Justice, Advocate General Niilo Jääskinen has given his opinion in the case of L’Oréal and others against eBay which will have major implications for brand owners if the European Court of Justice supports his Opinion.

UK COALITION GOVERNMENT MUST NOT OVERLOOK THIS FACT SAY ITMA AND THE BRITISH BRANDS GROUP TRADE MARKS AND BRANDS ARE KEY ELEMENTS OF ECONOMIC GROWTH Coalition Government must not overlook this fact say ITMA and the British Brands Group

According to anecdotal and documentary evidence, members of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, ITMA, and their clients are receiving an ever increasing number of communications from companies with names such as World Patent and Trademark Index, Intellectual Property Agency Ltd and TM Worldwide, often used in conjunction with a logo evoking the European Union or those of other official bodie