Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Ltd [2022] EWHC 1671 (Ch)
This is a judgment of the High Court of England and Wales, Chancery Division, in a trade mark dispute between two confectionery companies. The headnote lists the issues: opposition to registration of a colour mark, a purple applied to the packaging of goods, whether it counts as a sign, whether the applications cover a multitude of visual forms, and whether they are too vague. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
This is a judgment of the High Court of England and Wales, Chancery Division, in a trade mark dispute between two confectionery companies. The headnote lists the issues: opposition to registration of a colour mark, a purple applied to the packaging of goods, whether it counts as a sign, whether the applications cover a multitude of visual forms, and whether they are too vague. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
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Read via a Wolters Kluwer blog summary. https://legalblogs.wolterskluwer.com/trademark-blog/the-purple-reign-sweet-taste-of-relief-for-cadbury-in-the-high-court/