tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post1854474423556571532..comments2024-03-27T08:57:40.383+00:00Comments on SOLO IP <br> for sole and small IP practices<br>: is it the end for the Series Trade Mark?Filemothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15735898485265104580noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-30338862263625029172016-06-18T11:15:54.322+01:002016-06-18T11:15:54.322+01:00as with many cases we will have to wait for the hi...as with many cases we will have to wait for the highest court decision. I would be surprised if the whole registration is declared invalid - maybe make the applicant choose would be fair - to do otherwise will put a massive shadow on the register.<br />I have advised clients with colour marks to claim series one colour and one balck and white. For example is it fair that Barclays crest should not be allowed in both the old colour and black and white while they establish their new royal blue? - admittedly a bit academic in their case with deep pockets and able to afford separate applications. If we deny series protection I think that is discriminatory against SME's.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662935812167007670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7058786915356669476.post-41452860355536659662016-02-23T13:02:47.743+00:002016-02-23T13:02:47.743+00:00Or we could just leave the EU and solve the whole ...Or we could just leave the EU and solve the whole thing in one fell swoop.<br /><br />That's a facetious answer, obviously, but this does in fact put an interesting light on the EU debate. We have a UK law, passed by Parliament, which is written clearly, sets out a process that is understood and in line with longstanding British practice, and which has been widely used by applicants for British rights. Suddenly it is all called into question, along with the validity of a great swathe of the Register, purely because an EU document that was aiming to achieve something else does not explicitly acknowledge the process. Someone is now having to pay lawyers to argue the point. <br /><br />And to what end? How does this help European trade? It doesn't - it just wastes money and causes pointless uncertainty. Multiply this up by all the other areas of law where the EU has a presence and the waste will add up. patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.com