In October, Walmart began offering Bitcoin ATMs at several of its shops. Adidas, Nike, Gap, and other well-known brands have

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WTR talks with a local expert on what the implications are for brand owners and any potential roadblocks to implementation.

WIPO reports about the accession of Jamaica to the Madrid Protocol for international registration of trademarks. The Protocol will come into force for the country on 27.03.2022, a date after which Jamaica can be designated on the international application of trademarks. This is the 110th Member State of the Protocol which facilitates significantly registration of … Continue reading Jamaica joins the Madrid Protocol for international registration of trademarks

Protection of trademarks can hide some traps especially when companies want to use not so distinctive signs. Although in some cases such signs can be registered (for example in combination with fonts, graphics, etc.) this doesn’t mean automatically that the relevant trademark protection is completely solid. A good example of this is a lawsuit Case … Continue reading Nissan lost a trademark dispute associating with electric vehicles

Part 1A: The Golden Hare and Monochromic affair On the day of July 29, 2021, the folks at Lindt & Sprüngli Group rejoiced, for Easter [...]

INTRODUCTION This article seeks to answer the questions of what legal protections are available to stakeholders in the Nigerian fashion industry and what challenges are [...]

The General Court of the European Union has ruled in case T‑211/20 Square, Inc. v EUIPO. The US company Square, which recently has been rebranded as Block Inc., filed the following combined European trademark for class 36 – Electronic transfer of financial instruments for others: The EUIPO refused to register this sign on absolute grounds – … Continue reading Square failed to register CASH APP as an EU trademark

As you may recall from our post on the ‘Sony Vita’ invalidation case, where a trade mark is registered for a product but only used for something viewed by consumers as a different product, the trade mark right for the registered product for which it is not used is lost, even if it resembles the...

The German Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) has issued a landmark decision on the relationship between national trademark law and the protection of geographical indications under EU law. The case is called “Hohenloher Landschwein / Hohenloher Weiderind”, with Hohenlohe being a region in Southern Germany, and Landschwein and Weiderind translating into country pork and grazing cattle, respectively...

Did you grow up with “Monica’s Friends”? Founded over 60 years ago, Mauricio de Sousa Productions has become one of Brazil’s most successful comic book and animation publishers. What role has intellectual property played in this success?

New Albany, Indiana – Poulsen Roser A/S (“Poulsen”), the Plaintiff, is a family-owned company allegedly world-famous for breeding distinctive rose varieties. Apparently due to this notoriety, Poulsen obtains patent and trademark protection for its roses throughout the world, including the United States. According to the Complaint, Poulsen developed a unique currant red hybrid tea rose […]