The” allure” of a famous place as a potential absolute ground of refusal?
…abstract the GC’ decision is in line with earlier case law, it is noticeable that EUIPO also argued that, having regard to the usual touristic practice of combining a tour…
…abstract the GC’ decision is in line with earlier case law, it is noticeable that EUIPO also argued that, having regard to the usual touristic practice of combining a tour…
…decision rejecting as time-barred false association and false advertising claims by Bayer Consumer Care, AG, against competitor Belmora LLC over use of the mark FLANAX for naproxen sodium pain relieves…
…company Ghost Drinks Ltd and its Swedish distributor, seeking to prohibit the use of the sign GHOST VODKA (fig.) for vodka. The EUTM relied on was registered for alcoholic beverages…
…for the Federal Circuit has ruled. The Federal Circuit rejected the applicant’s argument that the Board erred in failing to consider competent evidence of alternative designs in rendering its functionality…
…case (here commented “Should different meanings outweigh the similarities of non-distinctive elements?”), the GC had not given much relevance to the conceptual differences, finding confusion based on the visual and…
…rights for the development of AI technologies. In parallel, on 25 November 2020, the European Commission published a commissioned study on challenges posed by AI to the European IP rights…
…result because the Empresa Cubana standard used by the Board was substantially similar to Lexmark. The TTAB correctly determined that a company that owns federal registrations for SPROUTS trademarks in…
…The Supreme Court largely upheld this. In its reasoning, the Supreme Court stressed that FoodCare had committed acts of unfair competition by violating good practice and the terms of the…
…many will come as no surprise to this Blog’s readership of trade mark aficionados. This post draws attention to three revisions to the Guidelines regarding the assessment of acquired distinctiveness…
…former football coach, Urban Meyer. At minimum, the appellate court said, Redbubble could have “used” the coach’s persona for commercial purposes by advertising the products bearing his image (The Ohio…