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Breaking news! The Executive Director asks the Grand Board if an appeal is required to allow conversion of a refused EUTM. – Kluwer Trademark...

On April 2nd, the EUIPO has publicly announced the first referral by the Executive Director to the Grand Board of Appeal pursuant to Article...

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‘Don’t fence me in’: what if your locally used trade name is in between one proprietor’s earlier trade name and a corresponding younger trade...

In her ‘Happy new year‘ (30 December 2022) post on this blog ‘Trademarks in Luxembourg‘ Verena von Bomhard shortly referred to the ECJ’s Classic...

Samsung v Swatch: the UK Court of Appeal departs from the EU approach to the E-Commerce Directive ‘safe harbour defence’ – Kluwer Trademark Blog

Recent posts have examined the UK courts’ approach to IP law post-Brexit, and have examined decisions handed down shortly before the coming into force...

Healthy things and Paris Bar – two new GC decisions on “weak marks” – Kluwer Trademark Blog

On 13 March 2024, the General Court (3rd and 7th Chamber) issued two judgments dealing with weak marks in the sense the most trademark...

Information claim the Czech way: smell of partial victory for Chanel against online retailer – Kluwer Trademark Blog

The Prague High Court as an appellate court issued its judgment in the case of Chanel S.A.S. against Notino s.r.o. (3 Cmo 107/2022-384 dated...

UK trade mark law post-Brexit: the UK Court of Appeal diverges from the CJEU in statutory acquiescence – Kluwer Trademark Blog

At the end of last year, and shortly before the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (‘REULA’) came into force in the...

Pimp my Rolex… – Kluwer Trademark Blog

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court decided that the customisation of branded items on behalf of the watch-owner does not violate trademark law In its Judgement...

UK trade mark law post-Brexit: the Advancetrack case examines REULA and the TMA 1994 – Kluwer Trademark Blog

The start of 2024 marked a significant change in the UK legal landscape post-Brexit – the entry into force of the Retained EU Law...

CJEU rules (again) on shifting burden of proof in Hewlett-Packard case – Kluwer Trademark Blog

On 18 January 2024, in case C-367/21 (still no English version) the CJEU ruled again on the exhaustion of EU trade mark rights (following...

Trademark case: Punchbowl, Inc. v. AJ Press, LLC, USA – Kluwer Trademark Blog

A news publication could not rely on First Amendment protection for its use of a mark even though it made no attempt to parody...

Trademark News: What you might have missed in February 2024 – Kluwer Trademark Blog

All trademark news that you might have missed last month in one convenient overview. Read up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer...

Can a German Trademark be used to prohibit possessing goods outside of Germany? – Kluwer Trademark Blog

Will the CJEU take a deep dive into the right of possession? The European Court of Justice will have to deal with this question following...

Greece – Supreme Court – distinctiveness and functionality of shape marks – Kluwer Trademark Blog

The Greek Supreme Court has recently handed down its ruling in a cassation appeal concerning the shape of biscuits and their protection as unregistered...

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