The 2018 Farm Bill—which carved hemp out of the definition of marijuana—made products containing the Delta-8 THC isomer legal, which meant marks for the products could be federally protected.
A…
The debate over the protection of the iconic "AUDI" logo in Poland is currently being renewed (see here). An injunction was sought by AUDI to stop another party from importing, offering, marketing,…
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The owner of a boutique store, Ms. Kotrri (Applicant), successfully defended her trade mark application before the UKIPO for HOUSE OF ZANA, covering “clothing” in class 25, against apparel…
Manufacturer of “Mystic Tan” machines failed to show consumers were likely to be confused by salon’s use of its own solution in Mystic Tan booths.
The federal district court in Akron, Ohio, did not…
The EU trademark law system does not have, unlike the US, a legal concept of “incontestability”. Instead, it has “acquiescence”, a defence against invalidity or infringement actions which can be…
In a case of first impression, the Ninth Circuit ruled that the Madrid Protocol gave a European company priority of right in a trademark even without prior use in commerce.
The Ninth Circuit agreed…
The night setting on contentious administrative appeals in Spain
On 14 January 2023, some rather fundamental changes are going to be implemented regarding trademark proceedings in Spain…
This decision by the High Court – Lavinia Deborah Osbourne v (1) Individuals Unknown (2) Ozone Networks Inc. – has now confirmed that NFTs should be considered property.
The facts of this case are…
Primo July we published an article about the Advocate General's opinion on the use of protected designations of origin (PDO) for export to third countries. Read the article here. With the recent…
On 26 November 2021, in BS-10861/2021-SHR, the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court found no likelihood of confusion between the EU-registrations to VITAYUMMY (used as ) and . Both for…
