Two years ago the Danish Maritime and Commercial Court (the Commercial Court) ruled in favor of the international flower distributing company Interflora in a case concerning a women’s magazines use…
…its characteristics”. In addition the Board of Appeal also found that the relevant public had a specific interest in having colours kept available for competitors in the market of pharmaceuticals,…
On 11th September 2020, the European Commission (EC) published India’s Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) application for ‘Basmati’ under EU Regulation No. 1151/2012 (Regulation). While the origin of Basmati has been…
…services on the basis of non-distinctiveness or acquired distinctiveness. Ineos, a multinational chemical company, had been manufacturing the Land Rover Defender until 2015, after it became aware of JLR’s intention…
On 17 September the CJEU handed down a long-awaited judgment on a matter that thrilled sports fans and the IP community (C-449/18P, C-474/18P, available in French and Spanish). Footballer Lionel…
…counterfeiting, warranting compensatory and punitive damages exceeding $21 million, the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City has ruled. The district court had a duty on summary judgment to…
…a popular product manufactured by GALLETAS ARTIACH S.A.U. (ARTIACH). ARTIACH brought action for trademark infringement and unfair competition against competitor LA FLOR BURGALESA S.L. (FLORBU), which was marketing dinosaur-shaped biscuits…
…costs. In addition, account was taken of SkyKick’s line of argument that partial bad faith should result in complete cancellation of Sky’s rights, which, although ultimately unsuccessful, was deemed to…
…had the low distinctive character of PRIMA been considered, the BOA/GC might have come to a different conclusion with regard to likelihood of confusion. The CJEU confirmed that in relative…
A permanent injunction preventing an ex-band member from touring as “The Commodores featuring Thomas McClary” extended extrajudicially to European performances. In a long-running dispute in which Commodores Entertainment Corp. (CEC)…
