RioBrand's Industry Diary

• Picking up the scent of brand protection
• Who's examining your application?
• And the value of your good name

26 March 2001

• You've seen the movie - now eat the candy
• Labour fails to Excite
• Petrobras stalls with new name and logo
  

16 May 2001

• The appeal of Green
• Gunners lose but earn a replay
• Jeans ruling gives Levi's the blues
• Easier Goodbyes in Dubai
• No buddies in the Budweiser battles
• WIPO gives designers a chance to make their mark
• The not-so-subtle alternative to cybersquatting
• Spanish court upholds skirts

20 June 2001

• Bit bites Bud
• Wolff joins a new pack
• Faulty shades of green
• Arsenal head for Europe
• Legal Eagles
• Domain name defendant hits back
• Compass points away from Granada
• And finally

7 August 2001

• Rulers take an interest in trade marks
• Bass hits a new note
• Ecclestone in the pits
• Claws out over cat name
• Marlboro unsaddled
• DIY trade mark creation
• Cash in on trade marks
• Sex.com appeal
• And finally
  
  

17 October 2001

• Bin Ladin -the brand
• Nelson refuses to turn a blind eye
• The dot-biz quiz
• Rock star turns ugly
• HM's confusion over TMs
• Ralph Lauren's Polo matches
• Happy nappy chappies
• Devil of a case
• Putting Budweiser on the map
• Wrestlers seek re-match with panda
• Reverse product placement
• And finally
  
  

23 January 2002

• Tigers' clause to replace their claws
• Keywords unlock an easy route to websites
• A beer mark Czechs out
• WTO holds US guilty of discrimination in Cuban brands case
• Tragic trade marks
• Hail the new King Cole
• Brand owners suffer unexpected defeat in extra time
• Brand owners rule in Europe
• WIPO's class act
• Standing still …but still representing progress
• And finally
  
  

15 May 2002

• Wrestlers throw in the towel
• ICANN warns of new scam
• Nice try!
• Graceland seeks to round up the Elvis Ranch
• A model case
• It's in the bag...
• Worth a flutter?
• Fooling around
• Party line
• Blue is this season's fashion
• ...and finally
  
  

1 August 2002

• Walkman gets marching orders
• Bottoms up for Pina Colada
• Judge gives Barbie the cold shoulder
• Advocate General hits back for Arsenal
• ECJ blunts Philips' shaver mark
• Poetic Justice
• Ratner loses his name
• Bin Ladin exterminated
• Greenpeace oversteps the mark
• Menorah mark extinguished
• Mercedes' rising stars
• TM registries get animated
• Will there be a 'sunrise' with the dawning of .eu domain names?
• Tesco de-bagged by High Court
• Monday mourning for consultants
• Consignia - return to sender
• ...and finally

20 September 2002

• Hard times for impotence drug name
• Inside story
• Marked down
• Keywords locked out
• Fizz biz takes a pop at Swiss
• Taxing time for new logo
• Hilfiger misfigures
• Sex.com saga staggers on
• Sioux me
• Panel beating
• 'Cyclone' name blown away
• Colour prejudice
• ...and finally
  

06 January 2003

• Unholy row over mints with holes
• No sweetness in the ice cream business
• Alberta Hot Rods drive off with Einstein name
• Arsenal's short-lived triumph
• Domain name retained – at Her Majesty's Displeasure
• The sky's not the limit for copyright case
• Countering the counterfeiters
• Home-grown brands thriving
• ...and finally

01 May 2003

• Queen's company goes on bended knee
• Backlash backfires
• Sony experiences 'Shock and awe'
• Easy job may prove to be hard work
• Wrestlers and panda fight an extra round
• Parting in Sassoon hair contract
• Body Slam for Kellie Martin cybersquatter
• BT piper plays last post
• Esso blues over Greenpeace victory
• Johnniewalker.me.uk comes to rest
• Pulling out all the stops for Dot.eu names
• Banks have high rates of interest - but only in re-branding
• ...and finally
  

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