Globe and Mail: “Barbie, Veuve Cliquot Lose Trademark Battles.”
Mattel fails to stop a BARBIE’S restaurant.
LVMH fails to stop a clothing chain, LES BOUTIQUE CLIQUOT. Cliquot is a French surname and Veuve Cliquot refers to the Widow Cliquot.
Mattel v. 3894207 Canada Inc.
Veuve Cliquot Ponsardin v. Boutiques Cliquot Ltee and 3017320

‘German federal supreme court rejects protection of German Footbal WM 2006 Mark.’

From the Wiki entry for Scotch Whiskey:
” [T]he Scotch Whisky Order of 1990 which clarified the Scotch Whisky Act of 1988, and mandates that the spirit:
Must be distilled at a Scottish distillery from water and malted barley, to which only other whole grains may be added, have been processed at that distillery…

China Daily: “Luxury Brands Win Trademark Lawsuit” (Prada, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci and Burberry win $2500 each from market selling counterfeits).

This Channelnewsasia.com article reports that WIPO has announced a revised Trademark Law Treaty, to be named the Singapore Treaty, after the location of the recent conference. No announcement on the WIPO site yet. Background here.

IPKat on the possibly descriptive, possible disparaging mark NOT MADE IN CHINA, filed for in the EEC. The article cited by IPKat reports that the same applicant, Alvito, filed in the U.S. but was rejected. This may not be correct, as I found three pending design applications by Alvito for that mark, all of which…

Cory Doctorow on the Canadian Red Cross policing the RED CROSS symbol.

Surname battle between two designers named Cooper in New Zealand.