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Trademark Insight 08/2024 – European Union & Germany // Country Focus - Poland

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This issue of Trademark Insight once again contains some noteworthy decisions from recent months. Of particular interest are the decisions on the legal concept of complex likelihood of confusion (komplexe Verwechslungsgefahr)...more

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Trademark Insight 02/2024 – European Union & Germany // Country Focus - UK

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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

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Trademark Insight 05/2023 – European Union & Germany // Country Focus - Italy

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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

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

The Katten Kattwalk | Issue 25

Welcome to the summer issue of Katten KattWalk! We have an issue chock full of developments and pressing issues for fashion and brands. Associate Cynthia Martens starts with a look at “superfakes” and how the rise in...more

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Trademark Insight 05/2023 – Europäische Union & Deutschland // Country Focus - Italien Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen...

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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

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Trademark Insight 04/2023 – European Union & Germany - Current decisions on trademark law from Germany, Alicante & Luxembourg

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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

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Trademark Insight 04/2023 – Europäische Union & Deutschland Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen aus Deutschland, Alicante und...

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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

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Trademark Insight 03/2023 – European Union & Germany

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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

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Trademark Insight 02/2023 – European Union & Germany Current trademark law decisions from Alicante, Luxembourg and Germany.

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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

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Trademark Insight 02/2023 – Europäische Union & Deutschland Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen aus Deutschland, Alicante und...

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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

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - December 2022

Thank you for reading the December 2022 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we discuss Pantone's 2023 Color of the Year and a preliminary ruling in Europe regarding an online marketplace's...more

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Invalidity on bad faith: historical mark imitation only under strict conditions

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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

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Nichtigkeit wegen Bösgläubigkeit: Nachempfinden einer historischen Bildmarke nur unter strengen Voraussetzungen zulässig

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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

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Has Messi opened up a Pandora’s box before the European Courts?

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Messi is victorious not only on the football field, but also before the European Courts: the football player’s reputation creates a conceptual difference between MESSI and MASSI which counteracts the visual and phonetic...more

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Brexit Manoeuvres: Brexit and Trade Marks

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With a “no-deal” scenario looking increasingly more likely, what should brand owners be doing to prepare for 31 October this year? EU trade marks in the UK - Once the UK leaves the EU, existing EU trade marks (EUTMs)...more

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Simon Cowell picks bone with “The Pets Factor” UK trade mark

When TV format creator Mark Duffy struck upon the tongue-in-cheek name “The Pets Factor” for what was (presumably) a talent competition for domestic animals, he might well have smiled at his own ingenuity. Conversely, when...more

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EU: “Der Grüne Punkt” is not a trademark used for packaged goods

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“Der Grüne Punkt” is a concept that presumably everyone in Germany is familiar with; recently, the financing symbol for participation in the dual collection and recovery systems was the subject matter of proceedings before...more

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The Court Of Justice Of The European Union (CJEU) Rules That A Trademark For A Decorative Fabric Is Registrable And Enforceable

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In Textilis v. Svenkst Tenn AB, the European Court of Justice (CJEU) held that the 2015 amendments to the trademark regulation (Article 7(1)(e)(iii) of Regulation No 207/2009), which limited the right for trademark protection...more

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Benelux trademark law now in line with EU Trade Marks Directive

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Today, the amended Benelux-Convention on Intellectual Property (“BCIP”) will enter into force, bringing Benelux trademark law in line with the European Trade Marks Directive. We have summarized the most important changes...more

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Conor Mcgregor Returns To Combat In The Intellectual Property Arena

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Conor McGregor doesn’t back down to anyone. He knocked out the once unbeatable Jose Aldo in 13 seconds. He was the first UFC fighter to simultaneously hold titles in two different weight divisions. He crossed over to boxing...more

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CJEU Confirms that Louboutin's Red Outer Sole Can Be a Trademark

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The Situation: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") rendered its ruling in the Louboutin case (C-163/16) on June 12, 2018. The Result: The CJEU has confirmed that Christian Louboutin's red outer sole can be...more

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EUIPO’s “new” types of marks in practice: Any takers?

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Since 2016, European trademark law has gone through its most substantial reform since the implementation of the (former) Community trademark system in 1996. ...more

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Europe: The General Court agrees – it’s genuine!

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Judgment of 17 January 2018 in Case T-68/16 Deichmann v EUIPO – Munich - The General Court (GC) upheld the Board of Appeal’s (BoA) finding that evidence showing minor differences in a cross device nevertheless clearly...more

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Starbucks rocks for first time in Luxembourg

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Judgment of the General Court, 16 January 2018 in case T-398/16, Starbucks Corp. vs EUIPO* In 2014, Starbucks opposed the below EUTM application seeking protection for “services for providing drinks“, services for which...more

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Europe – General Court: EUTM revocation action takes the biscuit

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(Judgments of 23 October 2017 in Cases T-404/16 and T-418/16 – Galletas Gullón SA (Gullón) v EUIPO) - The General Court has recently overturned two EUIPO Board of Appeal decisions which deemed Gullón’s marks as used to be...more

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