1 February 2012Jurisdiction reports

Nice and simple: the IP Translator case

A trademark assists both parties in a trade and enables prospective customers to identify what goods or services are offered by a particular party. This makes it reasonable to assume that only one party can use a particular trademark for a particular purpose. To allow otherwise would counteract the very purpose for which a trademark is employed.

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