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European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Trademark Cancellation

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Change in Practice on Address for Service for International Trademarks and Designs Designating the United Kingdom

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Hitherto, if cancellation or invalidation proceedings were brought against the United Kingdom designation of an International design or trademark where no representative had been appointed in the United Kingdom, the owner...more

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Patent Poetry: EU IP Board Reverses Decision on Banksy Monkey Trademark

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The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) Board of Appeal has reversed a EUIPO decision from May 2021 canceling a trademark registration for an image of a monkey by the anonymous UK artist known as Banksy....more

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"MALLE" remains free for everyone - GC confirms cancellation of "MALLE" trademark

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The trademark "MALLE" remains cancelled. The EUIPO`s Board of Appeal had upheld a corresponding decision of the Cancellation Division in December 2020. This decision was now also confirmed by the (European) General Court...more

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“MALLE” bleibt für Alle da – EuG bestätigt Löschung der Marke “MALLE”

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Die Marke „MALLE“ bleibt gelöscht. Die Beschwerdekammer des EUIPO hatte im Dezember 2020 eine entsprechende Entscheidung der Löschungsabteilung aufrechterhalten. Diese Entscheidung wurde nun auch durch das EuG bestätigt,...more

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Banksy’s “Flower Thrower” Trademark: A Critical Appraisal of the Recent Decision of EUIPO Cancellation Division

The Cancellation Division of EUIPO has recently issued a resounding decision declaring the invalidity of the figurative trademark representing the “Flower thrower”, one of the most iconic Banksy’s mural paintings. The...more

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Trademark Office Deadlines and Coronavirus-Related Delays

With all of the business interruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, many worldwide trademark offices have taken steps to recognize the issues caused by the crisis. The offices in which applicants from the U.S. most...more

International Lawyers Network

What happens to EU trade marks after Brexit?

A mere three and a half years after the 2016 referendum on membership of the European Union, the UK looks set to “leave” the EU on 31 January 2020. Instead of exiting without a deal (which at one stage looked distinctly...more

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EUIPO: Repeat trademark applications for the same classes can equate to bad faith

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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

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CJEU: Sweet victory for well-known trademark against registered design

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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

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BIG MAC Trademark Not That Big in the EU: How McDonald’s Failed to Prove Genuine Use of its EU Trademark

On January 11, 2019, the Cancellation Division of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (“EUIPO”) rendered a surprising decision that revoked in its entirety the McDonald’s Company’s BIG MAC trademark registration,...more

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