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Introduction In the realm of trade mark law, the assessment of potential confusion between marks is a critical component of legal...

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...

It is well known that one of the main functions of a trade mark is to identify a person or trader’s products or services. In this way,...

Can a 22-second video be a trade mark? Perhaps a 22-second video featuring Super Simon can? That’s what an applicant wanted to know from...

In Case R 2305/2022 Käselow Holding GmbH (1 June 2023), the EUIPO Board of Appeal (BoA) rejected an appeal against the refusal to...

The EUIPO rejects two EUTM applications for METAVERSE FOOD and METAVERSE DRINK. Background On 11 February 2022, Oshee Polska Sp. z. o. o....

The current climate crisis and other environmental issues have spurred businesses on to consider their approach to sustainability....

In an important decision (found here), the General Court has decided in favour of the EUIPO, holding that evidence of use of an earlier...

With the growth of the Metaverse and ever-increasing use of NFTs, brand owners have been faced with the problem of how best to protect...