Voters are given a clutch of ballot papers at the polling station, each one with a different candidate's name and colour.

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Each wind was given a name, which along with the colour of water or the height of waves was used to help forecast the weather.

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It could mean every sign of individual brands, from their logo, colour or typeface, being replaced by standard packaging simply carrying warnings and the name of the cigarettes.

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Such lawsuits are strengthened if the brand-name drug company files a new patent covering, say, the colour of the pill bottle just before the main patent is about to expire.

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Its fiery colour and erratic movement across the night sky terrified the ancient Greeks and Romans, causing them to name the planet after their gods of war.

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