Naji Tilley

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...

12/4/2024 10:39:10 AM

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The EU General Court recently ruled that a Registered Community Design for a rectangular-shaped floor marking was invalid, as the...

11/19/2024 10:54:36 AM

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The EUIPO Board of Appeal has overturned an EUIPO decision that a Registered Community Design for an oval-shaped wooden sauna was...

10/20/2023 8:25:00 PM

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najiThe European Union (“EU”) has announced that it is consulting stakeholders in the recorded music industry on how best to apply the...

9/20/2023 3:46:00 PM

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

8/15/2023 9:05:00 PM

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The High Court’s decision to grant an urgent interim injunction against the BBC in WFZ v British Broadcasting Corporation [2023] EWHC...

7/12/2023 9:16:00 PM

By Naji Tilley

On 31 May 2023, the UK Intellectual Property office (UK IPO) published the “UK Industry Agreement on Music Streaming Metadata”. The...

5/19/2023 1:54:00 PM

By Naji Tilley

The CJEU’s judgment in joined cases C‑775/21 and C‑826/21, Blue Air and UPFR (20 April 2023) provides the latest instalment to a...