Denmark: Estoppel – what does it take?
Increasingly, it seems that complex trademark cases are not always decided on the basis of trademark law and EUTMR alone but also on the basis of general legal principles, such…
Increasingly, it seems that complex trademark cases are not always decided on the basis of trademark law and EUTMR alone but also on the basis of general legal principles, such…
Muesli – denied recognition in its birth place (T-103/16) Refusal of EUTM application for based on earlier mark ALPEN for cereals For many Europeans, the Alps are a common…
…or in Scotland. There were several substantive issues to be reviewed on appeal, including the characterisation of the average consumer, the comparison of the marks, and the assessment of…
…about issues coming up in the phase of negotiating and drafting the purchase contract. Identifying the Relevant IP Subject Matter It is important to consider the buyer’s commercial motive and,…
…6/2002 (“CDR”). The case started when Acacia – an Italian manufacturer of replica car rims – filed an action seeking a declaration of non-infringement (“DNI action”) of some BMW’s Community…
‘Dormant trademarks’ are unused trademarks which remain on the register until the competent authority declares them revoked (this denomination comes from Verena von Bomhard’s article ‘Dormant Trademarks in the European…
…in Norway of marks containing reproductions of their works of art. The applications consist of figurative and 3D marks and cover goods and services that comprise or are closely related…
…pattern sending out cease & desist letters. When the competitors do not comply they risk ending up in court. On 14 August 2017 the Danish Maritime and Commercial High Court…
…body which deals with criminal acts of trade mark infringement, and means that people selling grey goods can be prosecuted by the state (or a private individual/company) as well as…
…be filed by anyone, e.g. a costumer who feels mistreated by a company, a competitor or (as in this case) a potential trade mark infringer firing back. Still, the German…