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Should you be able to register a trade mark for wide descriptions of goods and services or should you only be able to register it for...
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By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird
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The main objective of the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Directive Proposal on Green Claims [1] is to provide transparency and...
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A new wake-up call regarding the importance of genuine use for trade mark owners On September 2, 2024, the EUIPO Board of Appeal (the...
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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...
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In the world of funeral services, the recent Taffo family trade mark dispute in Italy has drawn significant attention. The Court of Rome...
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Court of Venice ascertains that use of the words “Balsamico di…” and “Ristretto di Balsamico…”, alone or together with “aceto”, for...
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Overview of Recent GI Developments in the EU The past year has been a particularly significant and fruitful one in terms of the...
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UNITED KINGDOM Legal updates: case law analysis and intelligence UK-based AI software developer opposed the use of “App BUILDER”,...
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Is the HALLOUMI trade mark distinctive? The UK High Court very recently looked at this question. It emphasised the importance of...
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If I took those words away, how would you make the examiner understand, and show her that your non-traditional mark is real? ...
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Case references – Paris Judicial Court, 3rd chamber, 2nd section, March 18th, 2022, n. 20/03727 ; Paris Court of Appeal, 5th division,...
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A hard-fought battle over the right to use the “FANATICS” mark in Australia for clothing and retail services has been won at first...
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On July 10, 2024, the District Court of The Hague invalidated nine trade marks of the EasyGroup in a case brought against Dutch neobank...
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Canada Goose sought to register a figurative mark comprising 16 representations of geese for Class 25 goodsThe EUIPO examiner rejected...
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If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, submitting a complaint with the Company Names...
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How strict are the requirements for proving acquired distinctiveness throughout the EU? This question has been bothering trade mark...