Alibaba to fight counterfeit case against Kering May 18, 2015 ALIBABA has dismissed the lawsuit brought by luxury giant Kering over counterfeit merchandise as “wasteful litigation”, but said it will fight the case “vigorously”. Kering, which owns high-end brands such as Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, is suing the Chinese e-tailer over claims it is complicit in the sale of fake handbags, watches [...]
Watch: Warren Buffett sings Coca-Cola song, plays ukelele to shareholders ahead of Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting May 1, 2015 Warren Buffett loves Coca-Cola. But how much? Well, he's the drinks company's biggest shareholder with a nine per cent stake. He's also one-quarter Coca-Cola – not in stock, but physically, drinking five helpings of the drink every day. He loves Cherry Coke especially. Now, he's shared his love for the drink with shareholders at Coca-Cola's [...]
Dash! Trademark blues as Tesco’s Tevron dismissed as “devoid of any distinctive character” August 14, 2014 Tesco has lost its latest round with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO). The supermarket giant was hoping to trademark the blue dashes underneath the word Tesco in its logo, but the powers that be deemed the marks (known by Tesco insiders as Tevrons, our spies tell us) were too simple to represent the brand on [...]
Suki seals it for Burberry with a Kiss March 3, 2015 Model and actress Suki Waterhouse has stripped to nothing but the trademark Burberry scarf for yesterday’s launch a new beauty campaign for Burberry Kisses, a range of lipsticks created by the British fashion house. She is joined by George Le Page – the drummer for British band Of Empires.
Alibaba dismisses Kering lawsuit over faked goods as “wasteful litigation” May 18, 2015 Alibaba has dismissed the lawsuit brought by luxury giant Kering over counterfeit merchandise as “wasteful litigation”, saying it will fight the case “vigorously”. Kering, which owns high end brands such as Gucci, Alexander McQueen, Saint Laurent and Balenciaga, is suing the Chinese etailer over claims it is complicit in the sale of fake handbags, watches [...]
Ecigarette boom boosts sales of new trademarks by 125pc July 14, 2014 Big tobacco firms registered over 650 new cigarette trademarks last year, a 125 per cent year-on-year jump, as they look to protect their multi-million pound investments in the fast-growing electronic cigarette market. In 2010 just 161 new cigarette trademark registrations were filed in the UK. By 2012 this had risen to 290 and last year [...]
The best bluetooth headphones: Listen to music unencumbered by pesky cables May 27, 2015 JAYBIRD BLUEBUDS X These are our pick of the bunch, a perfect combination of great, bassy sound, comfortable fit and lightweight design. They’re water-sealed, so you can wear them while you work out and not have to worry about sweating in them and the adjustable honeycomb ear grip ensures they won’t fall out while you’re [...]
Rangers’ finances “more positive” but club must increase season ticket sales and focus on youth June 2, 2015 Rangers' miserable 6-1 reversal to Motherwell on Sunday means the Glasgow giants have failed to win promotion for first time since the new Rangers company re-started life in the third division in 2012, and will be kept out of the Scottish Premier League for at least another season. Read more: Four things you need to know [...]
Singapore’s first Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew has died March 22, 2015 Lee Kuan Yew, the first Prime Minister of Singapore, has died at 91, according to the city state’s current leader. A statement issued by Prime minister Lee Lsien Loong read The prime minister is deeply grieved to announce the passing of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, the founding prime minister of Singapore. Mr Lee passed away [...]
MtGox operator set to sell Bitcoin trademarks May 28, 2014 The holding company of the stricken Bitcoin exchange MtGox is hoping to sell the trademarked word Bitcoin, according to the Wall Street Journal. Tibanne is looking to raise around $1m from the sale, which would include the Bitcoin trademarks in Japan, the European Union and the Bitcoins.com domain name. The company's chief executive said they [...]