Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. v Cadbury UK Limited, UKSC 2013/0233: permission to appeal refused
This is a record from the United Kingdom Supreme Court concerning permission to appeal 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 whole visible surface of packaging, whether it is a sign capable of graphic representation, whether it is a single colour or a combination, whether it covers a multitude of visual forms, whether it is too vague, and distinctiveness. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
This is a record from the United Kingdom Supreme Court concerning permission to appeal 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 whole visible surface of packaging, whether it is a sign capable of graphic representation, whether it is a single colour or a combination, whether it covers a multitude of visual forms, whether it is too vague, and distinctiveness. It is cited as a legal source and does not report empirical findings.
Written from the abstract as shown on the OpenAlex record, read 2026-11-04.
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Decision of 11 March 2014. Reported at https://www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2014/04/04/Cadbury-purple-trademark-appeal-against-Nestle-denied/