Make Your Mark is our award–winning trade mark magazine, published twice yearly. It is designed to provide experienced trade mark professionals and those required to deal with brands in their daily roles with an insight into the latest news and issues in the field of trade marks in the U.K. and Europe.

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In This Issue Spring 2008

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• Introduction
• European Perspectives
  • On Business Names, ECJ Says "Shop Around"
• Alicante Abstracts
  • Ikea Furnishes Uncomfortable Outcome
  • New CTM Search System Launched
  • Geography 101: Surveying Reputation in an Expanding E.U.
  • Perfume Challenge to Clothing Fails, But Others May Fare Better
  • Restricting CTMs: Knowing When and How to Push the Limits
  • ODA and RODA Wine Battle Leaves Some with Aching Heads
• In the U.K. Office
  • Gone But Not Forgotten: How to Combat Phantom Rights
  • UK-IPO Fast-Tracks Changes
  • Target Stores Stung on Costs in Bull's-Eye Case
• U.K. News
  • Snippets
• U.K. Court Diary
  • World Cup Willie Wins in Extra Time
  • "Hidden Use" Claim Dissected in Vet.local
  • Handling Parallel English and OHIM Proceedings
  • Perils of a Weak Mark in Just Employment