…users searched on amazon.de for certain products which were not offered, as results of the search under certain circumstances alternative products by third parties were shown. The claimant is owner…
claimant was the proprietor of the LUSH trademark, used (inter alia) for bath additives. After the trademark was entered as the search term, Amazon exclusively showed offers for competitor’s products….
Designation of Origin refers to the term “Torta del Casar” as a whole and not to each of its terms separately. As a result, the protection conferred by the Designation…
The German Federal Supreme Court recently ruled that the use of only one trademark in search engine advertisements by Amazon was trademark infringing when the underlying link led to a…
…reduces an overall term of registration from 12-18 months (current term) to 3-4 months (expected fast-track term). On the one hand, Rospatent assures that haste should not undermine quality. On…
…the bull, and the Spanish term “toro” to designate the animal, is an iconic figure in Spain and its culture, with bullfighting as a part of Spanish cultural heritage. The…
…of your favorite perfume” as soon as the website was accessed. That is, the search bar used as search criteria the names of the brands of well-known perfumes, linking these…
…legal meaning. Use of the TM sign has been put forward as a strategy for companies that want to use a descriptive term as a trademark: simply put TM after…
…instance on search engines), including searches in the web archives (for instance via the ”Internet Archive Wayback Machine” tool – https://archive.org/web). 2. Response to a non-use revocation action When facing…
…a descriptive manner. As might be known to the average reader, the term “PICCOLO” is often associated with a small-sized, sparkling wine bottle. However, the Court took its decision irrespective…
