Societe Des Produits Nestle SA v Cadbury UK Ltd: CA 4 Oct 2013

In what circumstances can a colour be registered as a trade mark? In this appeal the answer turns on two of the legislative requirements, as judicially interpreted: a trade mark must be (i) ‘a sign’ and (ii) ‘graphically represented.’

Judges:

Sir John Mummery

Citations:

[2013] EWCA Civ 1174, [2014] Bus LR 134, [2014] ETMR 3, [2014] 1 All ER 1079, [2014] RPC 7

Links:

Bailii

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Intellectual Property

Updated: 14 August 2022; Ref: scu.516258