I think it’s worth looking at what has happened here given the allegations of defamation. It all started when I posted a tweet on Twitter mentioning that 3 clients had received CTMFS’ ‘invoices’. Ending with the word ‘scams’. If Mr Evans’ intention was to stop the use of the word ‘scam’ in relation to the [...]
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Trade Mark Scams – With a twist
What is a scam? According to the consumer fraud reporting “A confidence trick, confidence game, or con for short (also known as a scam) is an attempt to intentionally mislead a person or persons …. usually with the goal of financial or other gain…” The Intellectual Property Office devotes a whole page here warning IP [...]
Why TWITTER application for drinks could fail
Continental Wine & Food Limited has applied to register the mark TWITTER for beer, wine and other alcoholic drinks; Can they do this? As a general rule trade marks are granted for particular activities – that is, classes. So you indicate which business categories you want to use your brand for when applying for your [...]
Twitter Logo available through Istock
The value of a logo has no bearing to the amount your designer charges you. Nike’s $35 “swoosh” design is one example, and now another example is Twitter’s bird logo. Twitter reportedly only paid $6 for this logo. However, there is a sting in the tale because Twitter’s bird was licensed through iStockphoto. So, my [...]
