Trademark case: Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC, USA
…with a common English language word could not invoke the First Amendment to protect it against a trademark claim against the owner of that mark—even though the publication did not…
…with a common English language word could not invoke the First Amendment to protect it against a trademark claim against the owner of that mark—even though the publication did not…
…Industrial Property Organisation (OBI) upgraded its back-office system on 21 November 2023. Read the full story here Madrid Protocol fees revised for Finland Pursuant to the provisions of the Common…
…trademark infringing products. Whereas this might not come as a surprise for distributing trademark infringing products, the result may be questionable for possessing these products outside of Germany. For the…
…has been marketing since 1997 multi grain biscuits in four types and four different packages: Papadopoulou brought a lawsuit against the defendant Greek company Dermisis which started commercializing multi grain…
…to handle non-use cancellation claims would commence seven years after the publication date of the Code and that during those seven years the Courts would keep handling such cases. Therefore,…
…proven. Not allowing Indo to prevent registration of the later EUTM on the basis of its UK common law rights, as they existed on the relevant date, is inequitable. Indo’s…
…examination revised In a joint effort, the General Secretariat of the Andean Community and the World Intellectual Property Organization have recently renewed the manual for trademark examination in the Andean…
…to such use. Comment When I made my comments nearly two years ago, I stated that the Audi case should be judged using the lenses of “honest practice” and the…
…opinion on 23/11/2023. On BASMATI and APE TEES, we commented here, here, and here. In short, in BASMATI, Indo European Foods’ opposition to the EUTM application for the sign shown…
…Common Practices In November 2023 the management board of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) adopted the CP13 Common Practice (Trade mark applications made in bad faith) and the…