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Counsel at Red Lobster, Atlassian and two other companies say it’s hard to register descriptive terms, but that it can be worth the slog in some cases Conventional wisdom suggests that descriptive ...

If an asserted unregistered trademark consists solely of descriptive terms, there is a greater onus on UDRP complainants to present concrete and convincing evidence of acquired ...

Chi Lan Dang and Linh Thi Mai Nguyen of Tilleke & Gibbins explain the tactics that can help to minimise the risk of trademark infringement When a company promotes its products or services, it will ...

In an April 14 2016 decision a French court of first instance held that Auchan’s Community Trademarks SIMPLY and SIMPLY MARKET were descriptive terms and therefore invalid and rejected Auchan’s unfair ...