(Podcast) The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category
The Briefing: Thirsty for Clarity – Brand Confusion In The Beverage Category
The Briefing: Affiliate Marketing vs Retail Services - TTAB's Landmark Ruling
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business - How Foreign Companies Can Protect Their IP and Brand in the U.S.
(Podcast) The Briefing: It’s Not Yabba-Dabba-Delicious – TTAB Denies Color Mark for Post Fruity Pebbles!
The Briefing: It’s Not Yabba-Dabba-Delicious – TTAB Denies Color Mark for Post Fruity Pebbles!
(Podcast) The Briefing: SCOTUS to Determine if USPTO Refusal to Register TRUMP TOO SMALL is Unconstitutional
The Briefing: SCOTUS to Determine if USPTO Refusal to Register TRUMP TOO SMALL is Unconstitutional
PODCAST: Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 4
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog – No Beating Around the Bush: TTAB Upholds Anti-Pot Policy
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog – No Beating Around the Bush: TTAB Upholds Anti-Pot Policy
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - USPTO Suspends Action on Trademark Applications Targeting Names of Public Figures
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: USPTO Suspends Action on Trademark Applications Targeting Names of Public Figures
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice
Podcast: The Briefing by the IP Law Blog - Could a Trademark Search Have Saved ‘The Cleveland Indians’ Botched Rebrand?
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Could a Trademark Search Have Saved ‘The Cleveland Indians’ Botched Rebrand?
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Are there are any Trademarks Available? What Should You Do?
NGE On Demand: Trademark Updates Post Brexit with Andrea Fuelleman
The Briefing by the IP Law Blog: Navigating the Hazy Intersection of Cannabis Law & Trademarks
The Briefing: COVID 19 Bill Stimulates the Economy and Changes in the Intellectual Property Law
The EUIPO Cancellation Division has partially upheld cancellation applications against ORANGE marks in respect of certain goods in Classes 11, 16, 18 and 25. Originally published in the August 5, 2024 edition of World...more
A trade mark is a sign which can distinguish your goods and services from those of another company. Trade marks can be words or logos or a combination of the two. The sign needs to be able to be represented graphically....more
Dear Readers, This issue of Trademark Insight once again summarizes a number of interesting decisions from the past few months, including the following key cases: As always, we also report on current case law on the...more
Dear Readers, We are pleased to introduce an innovation in this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT: In response to many suggestions, in each issue, after the usual summaries of German and European trademark case law, we will put a...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, wir freuen uns, Ihnen mit dieser Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT eine Neuerung vorzustellen: Auf vielfache Anregung werden wir künftig jeweils in einer neuen Rubrik (Country Focus) nach den...more
In this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT we have once again compiled some interesting decisions of the recent months. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal and the GC, which are...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, In dieser Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT haben wir erneut einige interessante Entscheidungen der letzten Monate zusammengestellt. Nachfolgend finden Sie unsere wie immer knappen Zusammenfassungen...more
The appellants, Interprofession du Gruyère and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, are two consortiums, Swiss and French, that regulate use of the term ‘gruyere’ to refer only to cheeses produced in the Gruyère district...more
Dear readers, Last month again saw some interesting decisions, which we have compiled for you in the current issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of...more
Dear Readers, Last month again saw some interesting decisions, which we have compiled for you in the current issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of the BPatG, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, auch im letzten Monat gab es wieder interessante Entscheidungen, die wir Ihnen in der aktuellen Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT zusammengestellt haben. Sie lesen nachfolgend unsere Zusammenfassungen...more
Trademark Insight. With this format, we will be informing you at regular intervals about current trademark law decisions of German courts, the EUIPO and the European Union Courts. Each issue contains a subjective compilation...more
Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, in der Januar-Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT stellen wir Ihnen Zusammenfassungen zu Entscheidungen des LG München I, des BPatG, der EUIPO-Beschwerdekammern und des EuG vor. Besonders interessant...more
For EU and UK trademarks, there is a five-year grace period following the issuance of a registration, during which the trademark owner must use the mark in connection with the goods and/or services covered by the registration...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently enacted a rule change that will impact all trademark applications filed nationally in the United States (rather than through the Madrid Protocol)....more
According to EUIPO, a historical trademark can still enjoy residual protection even if no (new) goods and services have been offered under it for a long time. If such a historical trademark is then newly applied for by a...more
Eine historische Marke kann laut EUIPO auch dann noch einen Restschutz genießen, wenn unter ihr bereits seit langer Zeit keine (Neu-)Waren und Dienstleistungen mehr angeboten werden. Wird eine solche historische Marke dann...more
So you’re launching a new product line worldwide. Or maybe you’re rebranding a division of your global business. Or perhaps you’ve recently conducted an audit of your trademark portfolio and noticed several gaps in coverage....more
NGE Intellectual Property attorney Andrea Fuelleman discusses the potential implications of Brexit on the status of trademark rights and registrations in the EU and UK as of January 1, 2021. If you have any questions,...more
With the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the European Union, companies must reconsider the implications of doing business in the UK and the EU, including how Brexit affects the company’s intellectual property rights....more
As a consequence of Brexit, December 31, 2020, marked the end of the extension of European Union trademark and design rights to the United Kingdom. The UK Intellectual Property Office will provide an automatic extension of...more
The United Kingdom (UK) has officially withdrawn from the European Union (EU) on February 1, 2020, but will only become a third party after a transition period ending on December 31, 2020. With that date fast approaching, you...more
Trademark owners with registrations in EU where the UK is designated should soon receive notification for treatment of registrations and applications following the Brexit transition period. The Brexit transitional period,...more
In the current climate, we understand that businesses are looking to make cost savings while maximizing the return on their spend. Here are some simple measures that organizations should explore to make the most of their...more
While COVID-19 has been running us all ragged, we cannot lose sight of another globally impactful event — Brexit. The UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement came into effect on January 31, 2020 and provides for the implementation of...more