Green light for UK shopping centre brands
28 July 2008
James Nurton, London
Shopping centres have won a battle to register their brands as trade marks in the UK, after a judge agreed that they provide services to the public
Land Securities, Hammerson and Capital Shopping Centres sought to overturn three decisions of the UK Trade Marks Registrar, which had rejected their applications to register trade marks for shopping centres in class 35.
The companies are the owners of the White Rose, Eden Quarter and Victoria Centre brands respectively.
In his ruling, published on July 25, Mr Justice Floyd...
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