LEGS8007 Is your chocolate bunny distinctive?

I hope you are enjoying the Easter break.  While you are munching on your chocolates today take some time to consider the Lindt Chocolate Bunny.

Do you consider the shape of the bunny to be distinctive? What about the gold wrapper? Or the red ribbon with the bell? Are they distinctive elements that can serve as indicators of origin?  Or are they all just things commonly used in the trade.  What about the combined effects of all three elements?

When you see a bunny with this shape, gold foil, and a red ribbon with a bell do you recognise it as one manufactured by Lindt?  The Court of Justice of the European Union doesn't think so. You can read the full 2012 decision in Chocoladefabriken Lindt & Sprüngli AG v. Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) (OHIM).

COMP8035 Class 10.2

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 10 Lab B

The students that were  in class appeared to use the time to study for an exam for another module.

COMP6032 Class 10.2

One one student turned up to class. Neither of us was that keen to proceed with the lecture.

I think 3 is my minimum, which isn't even 10% of this class.

LEGS8007 Class 10.2 & 3

Part 24 & 25

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We continued our look at marks that are refused under Article 7(1)(f).

We discussed the essays and the exam. I encouraged students to get drafts os the essays to me soon, so I can give feedback.

I had hoped to finish with trade marks today so that we could move onto Patents. But we still have a bit to go.

I might put some classes online.

COMP8035 Class 10.1

Nobody turned up.

Thats fine too. Busy people

COMP6032 Week 10 Lab A

(The two) Students worked on the assignment.

LEGS8007 Class 10.1 Immoral Trade Marks

Part 22

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We looked at marks "contrary to public policy or to accepted principles of morality".  That took longer than I thought so we will continue with this topic in the next class.

COMP6032 Class 10.1

We looked at designing the message and the different uses of images.

COMP8035 Class 09.3

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 09 Lab B

Students worked on the assignments.

LEGS8007 EUIPO Video

Chapter II: There are only 5 steps to filing

Chapter III: What happens after the application

COMP6032 Class 09.2

Only one student turned up (not the same one as last week) so I cancelled the class.

LEGS8007 Class 09.2 & 09.3

Parts 20 & 21

We looked at the Absolute Ground for Refusal

Before class I distributed copies of

• EUTMR Article 7 & Article 8
• Connemara Mussels Application 009558933 Case R 1904/2011-2
• FCUK Trade Mark [2007] R.P.C. 1 Decision O/137/06

COMP8035 Class 09.1

Nobody turned up.

COMP6032 Week 09 Lab A

Students worked on the assignments

LEGS8007 Class 09.1

Part 19

We looked at colours, sounds, shapes, and 3-d shapes as marks

COMP6032 Class 09.1

We completed our look at Instructional Strategies based on the content.  We discussed Teaching Principles and Rules, Teaching Procedures, Teaching Interpersonal Skills, Prescriptions for Teaching Attitudes.

I talked students through the different ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos.

COMP8035 Class 08.3 Tutorial

Nobody turned up

COMP6032 Week 08 Lab B

Students worked on the assignments