The typical crack and fizz sound that occurs when opening a carbonated beverage is not registrable as a sound mark as it lacks any distinctive character. This was decided by the General Court of the European Union (GC) in a...more
By judgment of 24 September 2019 (T-219/18), the General Court ruled that the Community design of a scooter registered for a Chinese company does not infringe the rights of a traditional Italian company to its famous...more
In July, the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO declared the MONOPOLY trade mark invalid to the extent that the underlying application covered goods and services for which the trade mark was already registered. Such filings...more
9/10/2019
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Bad Faith ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Goods or Services ,
Grace Period ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Use of Trademarks ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
In its judgment C-693/17 earlier this year, the CJEU confirmed a decision of the GC in design invalidity proceedings, in which the proprietor of a trademark protecting the image of product packaging successfully took action...more
7/12/2019
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Brand ,
Corporate Branding ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Logos ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Enforcement ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Invalidity ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
“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
MARKENRECHTSMODERNISIERUNGSGESETZ (MaMoG) ZUR UMSETZUNG DER EU-MARKENRECHTSLINIE 2015/2436 TRITT IN KRAFT -
Am 14. Januar 2019 trat die Novellierung des Markengesetzes durch das MaMoG in Kraft, mit der eine Reihe von...more
2/1/2019
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Data Protection ,
E-Commerce ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Standard Essential Patents ,
Trademarks