Month: December 2012

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published a report on its investigation into key cross-sector issues affecting consumer trust in price comparison websites (PCWs). The report, which follows a web sweep of 55 PCWs across multiple sectors, provides an insight into the issues that undermine consumer confidence in PCWs and offers guidance to websites …   Read more

The High Court has held that a Scrabble tile trade mark is invalid, as it did not meet the basic registration requirements. Background The defendant developed a digital game called “Scramble with Friends”, which the claimants alleged infringed four registered trade marks including a trade mark for the Scrabble tile. The trade mark registration for …   Read more