…T-441/12 – PHARMA SEE/PHARMA STREET). In all these cases, pharmaceutical/cosmetic trademarks that contain common denominators combined with other elements were considered similar to marks that followed the same pattern, but…
On 5th December the European Commission and the EUIPO issued this notice to EUTM and RCD applicants and owners. It is a stark spelling out of what will happen on…
…Compromising (on) the Digital Single Market? A Quick Look at the Estonian Presidency Proposal(s) on Art 13 by Martin Husovec “Over the course of the last couple of months, we…
…of enforcement when a product is not protected as a RCD but as an unregistered community design (“UCD”). Further, this post will demonstrate how the calculation of compensation and damages…
…the right to control and profit from the commercial use of one’s name, image, likeness, etc. This right prevents its unauthorized appropriation for any commercial purposes. Commercial utilization of one’s…
…for the detail. The case at issue was between The London Taxi Corporation Limited t/a The London Taxi Company (‘the Appellant’) and Frazer-Nash Research Limited and Ecotive Limited (together, ‘the…
…have to wait for another case. *Apparently, cold tummies are a common plague in Austria, and warming products are quite popular as confirmed by co-blogger Katharina Schmid http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/author/katharina-schmid/)….
…in Vienna. Since 2016, Super Union Holdings Ltd. has started to attack companies using the term Black Friday by sending warnings, such as the US e-commerce marketplace Groupon in 2016,…
…competitive advantage in a work of art which has reverted to the public domain. Furthermore, the copyright holder of a work in the public domain may be tempted to prevent…
…the main factors identified by the Danish courts. Jack Wolfskin v Wolverine In a Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court case from 2011, the German company Jack Wolfskin (‘Wolfskin’) filed…
