At the end of last month, the long-awaited judgment in the Interflora v Marks and Spencer case on trade mark infringement as it relates to keyword advertising was delivered by Mr Justice Arnold. The case dates back to 2008, when Interflora brought a case against Marks and Spencer for its purchase and use of the search terms “interflora”

In a decision of 5 September 2012, the 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New York ruled that the red soles used in Christian Louboutin’s shoes were a “distinctive symbol that qualifies for trade mark protection” and therefore a valid and enforceable trademark. As background to the case, Louboutin had seen red and