Not long ago this blog posted an article about the problems of the Italian company Tecnica Group S.p.A. to defend its European three-dimensional trademark in class 25: Clothing, footwear, headgear; footwear soles; insoles; heelpieces for footwear; footwear uppers: This mark was invalidated by the EUIPO based on absolute grounds – lack of distinctive character. The Office … Continue reading The General Court confirmed that Moon Boot cannot be a 3D trademark in the EU

The US worldwide clothing and accessories retailer GAP lost a trademark opposition against an application for word mark GAPACE in class 25 – clothes. According to GAP this new trademark was confusingly similar to earlier trademarks GAP owned by the company. What’s more, GAP has a high level of reputation amongst consumers in Japan. The Japan Patent … Continue reading GAP lost a trademark dispute in Japan

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