The General Court (GC) recently overturned a decision from the EUIPO that an opposition based on earlier UK unregistered rights be rejected as, following the withdrawal of the UK from the EU,…
Poland introduced specialized IP Courts on July 1, 2020, resulting in significant changes to preventive measures, including the conditions for requesting information regarding an infringement of an…
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Colombia publishes practice paper on figurative marks
The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of the Columbian Ministry…
The Swiss Federal Supreme Court upheld FIFA’s claim and found that the figurative marks “PUMA WORLD CUP QATAR 2022” and “PUMA WORLD CUP 2022” were misleading. At the same time, it ruled on the…
The prince and his prince house – where he lived happily ever after
The Swiss Federal Administrative Court, as the appeal authority in opposition proceedings, supported the decision of the FIIP and…
By Tamara Céline Winegust and Janice Bereskin.
On June 17, 2022, it will be three years since the coming into force of major amendments to the Canadian Trademarks Act, and, importantly, three years…
The UK finally said bye-bye to the EU, but for how long will UK-based rights still matter in deciding EUTM-related controversies? This is the subject of two recent decisions by the General Court, i.e…
On 4 March 2021, the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court (the Court) issued a decision between Mads Heindorf Jewellery (Mads Heindorf) and the company Heindorf Diamonds.
The dispute regarded…
The Israeli Deputy Registrar, in a recent decision, overturned a rejection made by the examiner, and allowed the registration of a trademark for the Hebrew transliteration of "Chef Line" in classes…
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Liberia introduces new rules on trademarks, patents
The Republic of Liberia has recently promulgated some regulations on trademarks…
