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In Case T-1163/23 Glashütter Uhrenbetrieb GmbH v EUIPO (11 December 2024), the EU General Court upheld a refusal to register an EU trade...

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) has launched a pilot project aimed at randomly executing Section 45 of the Canadian...

Earlier today the Court of Appeal published its much anticipated judgment in the high profile dispute between Thatchers and Aldi over...

Legal updates:  easyGroup alleged that Easy Live’s use of various EASY LIVE signs infringed its EASYLIFE marks; it also sought to...

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

Summary On October 16, 2024, the Paris Court of Appeal upheld a decision from the Paris Commercial Court which ruled against JONAK for...

In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...

In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...

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...

The main objective of the Empowering Consumers Directive and the Directive Proposal on Green Claims [1] is to provide transparency and...

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...

On 31 October 2024, in a loss for Bed Bath ‘N’ Table (BBNT), the Full Court of the Federal Court unanimously held that the “HOUSE BED &...

There is nothing more rewarding and exciting than having a concept for a business, launching it and then scaling it for the purposes of...

An Administrative Panel has denied a complaint brought by Interpump Group SPA (Interpump Group) against Colussi Engineering Pty Ltd...

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...

In the world of funeral services, the recent Taffo family trade mark dispute in Italy has drawn significant attention. The Court of Rome...