Following the jumbo-sized September 2016 issue of the European Trade Mark Reports (ETMR), the October 2016 issue has slimmed back down to normal size again.

To remind readers, the ETMR is a series of law reports published monthly by Sweet & Maxwell, is now available. The ETMR contains English-language reports, together with informative headnotes, of recent decisions from national and EU courts and intellectual property offices.  

This issue contains three decisions: they are the General Court's much-publicised decision in the MACCOFFEE/McDONALDS dispute, as well as two decisions from England and Wales.

MARQUES members are again reminded that, if they have been involved in European trade mark litigation which is of significant interest, and if they can provide an English-language text of the full decision of the court, the ETMR will be delighted to consider it for publication.