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…which should be taken in consideration when comparing marks and which may ultimately exclude confusion with an earlier similar mark. However, two recent cases seem to indicate that a different…
…which should be taken in consideration when comparing marks and which may ultimately exclude confusion with an earlier similar mark. However, two recent cases seem to indicate that a different…
…determining that an Italian metal-working company by the name of Galperti did not commit fraud in its application to trademark its name, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal…
…was in vain. Multi-purpose composite products are goods that are sold as a whole, but each of their individual components has a separate and distinct market value and may be…
…its creators. There is no objective and reliable evidence showing that its value comes from its mere shape (see also the Advocate General’s opinion in Louboutin C-163/16). However, the Kúria…
…a declaratory order filed by ScentWish Ltd. against Chanel S.A. ScentWish is an Israeli company which repacks regular sized parallel imports of well-known perfumes (including Chanel’s perfumes) into 8ml packages…
On 14 July 2021 the General Court (The Court) issued a decision in a matter between Cole Haan LLC (Cole Haan) and the Danish clothing company Samsøe and Samsøe Holding…
…to avoid an objection: Computer software and computer programs (Section 2.4.5.10) Discs and other blank or pre-recorded media (Section 2.4.5.11) Pharmaceutical, medical, or homeopathic preparations (Section 2.4.5.12) Medical marijuana and…
…the recently published full reasoning see here). The decision refers to the complex and sometimes confusing dual protection of geographical indications under special regulations and trademark laws at both national…
Panel confirms that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) need not find that a German company owned a US trademark rights to pursue a cancelation action. In denying a…
…law. The U.S. Court of Appeals in Atlanta has affirmed a Florida district court’s decision that a defunct bus service company that had been voluntarily dismissed from a trademark infringement…