2/17/2025 8:30:00 AM Virtually the same? Trade marks for virtual goods and services can be assessed like their ‘real’ equivalents (EU General Court) By Naji Tilley 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...
11/25/2024 9:00:00 PM It takes all kinds – the Federal Court of Australia issues decision on coffee jar trade mark dispute By Shehana Wijesena Sanya Bhatnagar Jonathan Wong In a country where coffee culture reigns supreme, it comes as no surprise that coffee products are often the subject of litigation in...
11/11/2024 11:05:36 AM When evidence fails, ICE trade mark melts away By Martina Fossati 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...
4/19/2024 10:03:00 AM On Your Marks, Get Set, Register! By Christine Danos April Parker With the famous Grand National race recently coming to an end, this year’s winner, I Am Maximus, has quickly become a household name....
4/5/2024 5:29:00 PM Rising (and falling) from the steam – phoenix company liable for trade mark infringement By Shehana Wijesena Meggie Zhang Case Note: Steam Vac Cleaning Systems Pty Ltd v SV Equipment Pty Ltd [2024] FCA 68 Background Steam Vac Cleansing Systems Pty Ltd (SVCS)...
4/2/2024 5:27:00 PM Proving bad faith: it takes a tough cookie? By Nina Dorenbosch In a case centred around the iconic Dutch biscuit – the stroopwafel – the highest trademark court of the Benelux recently gave some...
3/28/2024 6:22:00 PM CJEU: Third-party spare parts for classic Audi cars found to infringe Audi four-ring logo By Sean Bullock In a case about classic Audi cars, the CJEU has confirmed that the repair clause found in design law is not applicable to trade mark law...
10/24/2023 2:04:00 PM Green is Good: IP considerations for sustainable fashion brands By Dan Breen Introduction The climate crisis is changing consumers’ purchasing decisions, which in turn is affecting every aspect of the fashion...
9/20/2023 3:46:00 PM Can emojis be trade marks? Thumbs down from EUIPO leaves applicant with sad face By Naji Tilley In Case R 2305/2022 Käselow Holding GmbH (1 June 2023), the EUIPO Board of Appeal (BoA) rejected an appeal against the refusal to...
8/29/2023 2:14:00 PM Company Name Tribunal Actions: A Review of Defended Actions in the first half of 2023 By Thomas Hooper Carina Rodriguez If a company registers an identical or similar company name in the UK with Companies House, then submitting a complaint with the Company...
6/26/2023 3:50:00 PM Generative AI considerations for brand creators and owners By Robert Milligan Robert Milligan of Bird & Bird explains the opportunities and challenges presented by generative AI for brand creators and owners, and...
6/21/2023 4:13:00 PM High Court refuses Tesco’s request to award damages instead of an injunction for copyright infringement By Ewan Grist In April 2023, as reported here: Lidl claims long-awaited victory over Tesco with Clubcard logo (brandwrites.law), the High Court...
6/13/2023 11:45:00 AM Plot twist: Rebekah Vardy registers trade mark ”WAGATHA CHRISTIE” after losing libel case By Maisie Briggs Freddie Eastwell The phrase “Wagatha Christie”, claimed to have been coined by Dan Atkinson in a viral tweet sent back in 2019, has been a buzzword in the...
4/20/2023 8:44:00 AM Lidl claims long-awaited victory in battle with Tesco over Clubcard logo By Ewan Grist Heidi Hurdle On 19 April 2023, UK High Court Judge Joanna Smith handed down the long-awaited judgment in the battle between the two supermarket...
4/12/2023 11:49:00 AM Alaska Airlines contractually obliged to pay Virgin for right to use VIRGIN By Maisie Briggs Virgin entered into a contract with Alaska Airlines, giving it a licence to use the Virgin trade marks and nameAlaska Airlines rebranded...
1/30/2023 1:12:00 PM The Protocol on Remote Hearings of the EUTM Court No. 1 of Spain:A new step forward towards a more userfriendly European trade mark enforcement system By José Miguel Lissén Remote hearings have become increasingly popular in Spain following recent reforms to Spanish procedural law. The aim of introducing...