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BrandWrites

By the Trade Marks Group at Bird & Bird

5/27/2026 12:06:13 PM

When Art Meets Brand: Court of Rome Limits Trade Mark Rights in Favour of Artistic Freedom

By Margherita Ripamonti

Trade mark rights, even over a famous mark, do not extend to blocking an artist from using a brand name as the title of a creative work -...

5/18/2026 4:01:31 PM

By Emma Currier

Navigating Bona Vacantia When a company is dissolved, its intellectual property rights do not simply disappear; they become ‘bona...

5/6/2026 10:19:25 AM

By Laura Jones

German Federal Patent Court (FPC), decision of 19 January 2026, case 26 W (pat) 34/17 – Neuschwansteiner Introduction – A castle, a trade...