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Branding law: Milked to the Max
Sharon Givoni Consulting Food Law, Trade marks
Long gone are the good old days where milk is delivered by horse and cart in unbranded foil top bottles. Today we have brands – and lots of them. Given that brands are the main differentiating feature of fast moving, low involvement products such as food, this article looks at how best to legally protect […]
Food&Drink Business Magazine – Courts Deny Nestle
Sharon Givoni Consulting Food Law, Trade marks
This article looks at the way Nestle tried to register its four bar chocolate shape as a trade mark and what the trade mark office said when Aldi (which produces its own two bar wafer chocolate called Time Out). Read more…
Ensuring Sweet Success with your Brand
Sharon Givoni Consulting Food Law, Trade marks
In the area of confectionery a trade mark plays a crucial role. This article goes through useful tips you need to know to protect your brand with a whole list of useful tips at the end. Read more…
The Case of the Branded Banana – A Red Hot Tip for Marketing your Product
Sharon Givoni Consulting Food Law, Trade marks
Many people don’t know that the red wax tip of specially grown bananas is actually a registered trade mark owned by two Queensland based farmers. No one else can use it but them. One of the things that really help you to get a trade mark registration is to market the product by reference to […]