The April 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.  

The April issue contains three cases. Two are High Court rulings from England and Wales. One of these was an application by Jaguar Land Rover for summary judgment in an infringement action relating to the DEFENDER trade mark, in which alleged infringer unsuccessfully sought partial revocation on the basis of bad faith. The second was a passing off and trade mark action involving the once inauspicious word "Titanic".

The third case, from the Fifth Chamber of the General Court, has a familiar taste to it, being yet another stage in the battle over the Kit-Kat four-finger chocolate bar shape mark,

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.