28 Oct, 2024 UK High Court Rules on Trade Mark Infringement in Athleta v Sports Group Denmark Case By Charlotte Peacock Karen Ayodele The High Court’s ruling on Athleta (ITM) Inc. v Sports Group Denmark A/S and another (2024) has once again underscored key issues on...
24 Oct, 2024 Don't Dig Your Own Grave with Bad Faith: A Trade mark Battle in Funeral Services By Andrea Vantini In the world of funeral services, the recent Taffo family trade mark dispute in Italy has drawn significant attention. The Court of Rome...
15 Oct, 2024 Ceci n’est pas a case about GI evocation (but about unfair competition!) By Rachele Macor Court of Venice ascertains that use of the words “Balsamico di…” and “Ristretto di Balsamico…”, alone or together with “aceto”, for...
07 Oct, 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...
01 Oct, 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”,...
18 Sep, 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...
09 Sep, 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? ...
30 Aug, 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,...
14 Aug, 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...
14 Aug, 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...
02 Aug, 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...
16 Jul, 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...
11 Jul, 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...
02 Jul, 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...
26 Jun, 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...
07 Jun, 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...