The February 2017 issue of the European Trade Mark Reports (ETMR) has now been published.

To remind readers, the ETMR is a series of law reports published monthly by Sweet & Maxwell. It 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: a trade mark ruling from each of the Court of Justice and the General Court, as well as one decision from the High Court (Chancery Division) for England and Wales -- this being a keenly-fought battle between Victoria Plum and Victorian Plumbing.

MARQUES members are reminded as usual 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. Communications should be sent to the Editor, Dr Stavroula Karapapa at s.karapapa@reading.ac.uk.