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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...

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

Canada Goose sought to register a figurative mark comprising 16 representations of geese for Class 25 goodsThe EUIPO examiner rejected...

How strict are the requirements for proving acquired distinctiveness throughout the EU? This question has been bothering trade mark...

Green trade marks are trade marks that include any word related to the environment (such as “sustainable”, “eco”, “environment” or...

With the famous Grand National race recently coming to an end, this year’s winner, I Am Maximus, has quickly become a household name....

In a case centred around the iconic Dutch biscuit  – the stroopwafel – the highest trademark court of the Benelux recently gave some...

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...

In 2013, at a time when Paris was positioning itself as the favourite venue for the 2024 Olympic Games, four individuals applied to...

Registering a trademark is not enough to prevent trademark revocation This case serves as a reminder that simply registering a trademark...

The Trade Marks (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (SI 2022/1303) (the ‘Regulations’) came into force on 27 December 2022. The Regulations will...

The EUIPO Grand Board of Appeal released its decisions in the high-profile battle over two ICELAND trade marks. The UK supermarket,...

One possible and effective way to stop a company that has registered the same or a very similar company name in the UK with Companies...