…the operator; infringing trade mark use requires use in the infringer’s own commercial communication. Relevant facts are Amazon’s consistent presentation of the offers for sale published on its website, displaying…
The Higher Regional Court Frankfurt (OLG Frankfurt) held in its decision 6 U 40/22 of June 2, 2022 that the imprint of a commonly known verb on the front of…
Intellectual property law is designed to confer exclusive protections to intangible assets, to be used in compliance with honest commercial practices. In the absence of a statutory definition of what…
…including food, electrical machines and equipment, as well as technically advanced equipment, and that the positive image of Iceland could be transferred to these. This, combined with the close geographical…
…Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol Concerning the International Registration of Marks, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization has revised the amounts of individual fees…
…of this decision was an application for revocation for non-use against the EUTM owned by Standard International Management LLC, a US company. Yes, this is how the trademark actually looks…
…clothing on the one hand and clothing retail on the other hand are similar, because they are complementary in nature. However, that complementary nature does not say much about whether…
…proceed earlier this year, the CJEU’s consent to shed light on APE TEES does not come entirely as a surprise — but it does come as a truly welcome news….
Recently we published an article regarding the decision from the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court on blocking of domain names and websites containing trademark infringing material in the matter between…
…the family who had been dismissed from the family business but who then formed new companies that also used the trademarked family name. Arguments brought by the dismissed family member—including…
