…as a keyword, but also in the advertising itself. In comparison, the Regional Court of Hamburg’s reliance on the wording and the rationale of Art. 15 subsection seems quite compelling….
…should be a factor which helps and fosters companies to exploit the benefits of the common market. However, granting monopoly rights over certain terms solely because for historical/political/economic reasons in…
…point of discussion. However, before looking at this decision, a quick history is helpful. Background Merck Global, a German company, is a long running pharmaceutical company. Following the first world…
…this case also registered) in combination with a word sign (that furthermore is reputed itself). Second, when it is useful to rely on enhanced protection of reputed marks in cases…
…party or the sign is used in any commercial communication (L’Oreal C-324/09). The alleged infringer must commit an infringing use, this is at least giving instructions for import, export or…
” Few ideas and confused”. This was a frequent comment from high school professors reviewing our test results which seems strangely apt to describe this latest attempt by the Italian…
…US company, opposed the EUTM application for the word mark MINERAL MAGIC in Class 3 by John Mills (UK), invoking the US word trade mark MAGIC MINERALS BY JEROME ALEXANDER….
…4 Ob 59/95 – New Yorker). Overall, the case law appears fairly comprehensible and consistent and should be borne in mind when seeking trademark protection of geographical names in…
…there isn’t an intention to use. Where there is no commercial justification or no reasonably foreseeability of potential use, the breadth of the specification should be considered coverage in bad…
…in case No. А40-241863/2018, which cancelled the decision of lower court confirming Customs’ approach. The Russian company Trivium-XXI decided to include its trademark “Trivium” (Nо. 465837) in the Customs IP…
