Oct 07, 2024 EU and Global Geographical Indications (GIs) Developments: Key Updates for 2023-2024 By Rita Tardiolo Alessandro Sciarra Cristiana Andreotta Camilla Medioli Jane Owen Shariqa Mestroni +3 more... Show less Overview of Recent GI Developments in the EU The past year has been a particularly significant and fruitful one in terms of the...
Oct 01, 2024 UK High Court determines AI app 'BUILDER' is not distinctive for software-related goods and services By Manuel Kröller UNITED KINGDOM Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence UK-based AI software developer opposed the use of “App BUILDER”,...
Sep 18, 2024 Distinctiveness of descriptive marks - the Halloumi saga continues in the UK By Phillipus Putter Is the HALLOUMI trade mark distinctive? The UK High Court very recently looked at this question. It emphasised the importance of...
Sep 09, 2024 More Than Words: The Registrability of Non-Traditional Marks in Singapore By Lorraine Tay Alison Wan Xuan Tang Gene Kwek If I took those words away, how would you make the examiner understand, and show her that your non-traditional mark is real? ...
Aug 30, 2024 Takedown procedures in anticipation of a court decision: Proceed at your own risk! By Pava Vrhovac Case references – Paris Judicial Court, 3rd chamber, 2nd section, March 18th, 2022, n. 20/03727 ; Paris Court of Appeal, 5th division,...
Aug 14, 2024 Stick to your lane – rival fans clash over trade marks By Rebecca Currey Shehana Wijesena Tom Johnston A hard-fought battle over the right to use the “FANATICS” mark in Australia for clothing and retail services has been won at first...
Aug 14, 2024 Unpacking the EasyGroup vs. Bunq Ruling: The Risks of Weak Series Trade Marks By Edzard Boonen On July 10, 2024, the District Court of The Hague invalidated nine trade marks of the EasyGroup in a case brought against Dutch neobank...
Aug 02, 2024 EUIPO Board of Appeal rules that Canada Goose mark is distinctive By Simran Sidhu Canada Goose sought to register a figurative mark comprising 16 representations of geese for Class 25 goodsThe EUIPO examiner rejected...
Jul 16, 2024 Company Name Tribunal Actions: A Review of most recent Defended Actions By Thomas Hooper Lauren Ensign Carina Rodriguez If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, submitting a complaint with the Company Names...
Jul 11, 2024 Champagne for everybody? – General Court denies acquired distinctiveness of orange colour trade mark for Champagne By Jan Bärenfänger How strict are the requirements for proving acquired distinctiveness throughout the EU? This question has been bothering trade mark...
Jul 02, 2024 All for one and one for all? The Italian Supreme Court clarifies the requirements for exclusive licences granted by joint trade mark owners By Francesca Rombola Case reference – Italian Supreme Court, Giovanni Acanfora + alter vs Legea S.r.l., decision n. 10637/24, 19 April 2024 Summary In a...
Jun 26, 2024 Name Protection Rights: Totò, more than a stage name By Martina Fossati By PI order of December 27, 2023, the IP Specialized Division of the Court of Rome provided some interesting remarks regarding the...
Jun 07, 2024 Update on the Australian Federal Court’s approach to non-English word trade marks in relation to infringement and revocation By Shehana Wijesena Julian Ferguson Non-English words are increasingly used by Australian companies to market goods and services. In February, Justice Charlesworth of the...
Jun 06, 2024 Use It or Lose It – Lessons from Seven Network v 7-Eleven Inc By Rebecca Currey Meggie Zhang A challenge by 7-Eleven has seen Seven lose its Australian registered trade mark for “7NOW” for the vast majority of goods and services...
May 30, 2024 Time’s Up: Growing Intermediary Liability for Online Platform Providers By Arthur Marsh rthurOn December 15, 2023, the Court of Appeal dismissed Samsung’s appeal of a High Court decision which held the tech giant liable for...
May 22, 2024 Look-alikes and trade dress protection: guidance from Italian Court on how brand owners can take enforcement action against third party imitators By Cristiana Andreotta To what extent can product packaging be an illicit look-alike of a competitor’s product packaging? A ruling by the Court of Turin...