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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...

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...

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...

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...

Court of Venice ascertains that use of the words “Balsamico di…” and “Ristretto di Balsamico…”, alone or together with “aceto”, for...

Is the HALLOUMI trade mark distinctive? The UK High Court very recently looked at this question. It emphasised the importance of...

If I took those words away, how would you make the examiner understand, and show her that your non-traditional mark is real?   ...

Case references – Paris Judicial Court, 3rd chamber, 2nd section, March 18th, 2022, n. 20/03727 ; Paris Court of Appeal, 5th division,...

Nick Aries and Dan Breen take a look at what’s ahead with the end of EU law supremacy and the impact it will have on UK trade mark law...

The European Parliament approved new rules aimed at protecting geographical indications (“GI”) for craft and industrial products, in...

In April 2023, as reported here: Lidl claims long-awaited victory over Tesco with Clubcard logo (brandwrites.law), the High Court...

Joint ownership of a trade mark may sometimes arise in the context of a joint venture or another type of collaboration. To ensure joint...