News archive: 2005

From 3 November the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys is offering more free advice clinics on trade marks to members of the public.

Trade mark attorneys in Beijing are being encouraged to use the Olympics 2008 as a catalyst for broadening their trade mark protection into Europe.

For the first time ever, a delegation from ITMA, the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, is visiting Tokyo to encourage Japanese trade mark attorneys to use UK counterparts to apply for European Community Trade Marks.

Lord Falconer of Thoroton announced on 13th July that in the future there will be opportunities for Members of both the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents (CIPA)Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) to sit in a judicial capacity in appropriate intellectual property courts and cases.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

April 1st 2005 marked the enactment of the Trade Mark Attorneys Order 2005 (SI 2005 No. 204). This gives the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys the right to appoint litigators under the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990. This enables suitably qualified members of the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys (ITMA) to conduct litigation in the Chancery Division of the High Court and the County Court (including the Patents County Court) in relation to trade mark, design and passing off cases.

In a weekend speech to a Women Lawyer Forum conference, Lord Falconer gave his first clear indication that trade mark attorneys could have a greater role to play in the Judiciary.

DREAM DAZZLERS could soon be the trade mark for role play toys and playthings after the UK Trade Marks Registry decided to reject an opposition by Metro SB-Handels AG to the application by Geoffrey Inc.

If you have ever wondered what trade marks mean in the business world, you will soon have a chance to find out.

The first free advice trade mark clinic run by the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys has proved a big hit with the public.

In their response to the Government’s consultation paper on increasing diversity in the judiciary service, trade mark and patent attorneys have called for an active role for their members in the judiciary.

ITMA, the Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys, and CIPA, the Chartered Institute of Patent Agents, have given a cautious welcome to the White Paper on “The Future of Legal Services.