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Trademark Insight 05/2023 – Europäische Union & Deutschland // Country Focus - Italien Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen...

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Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, wir freuen uns, Ihnen mit dieser Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT eine Neuerung vorzustellen: Auf vielfache Anregung werden wir künftig jeweils in einer neuen Rubrik (Country Focus) nach den...more

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Trademark Insight 04/2023 – European Union & Germany - Current decisions on trademark law from Germany, Alicante & Luxembourg

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In this issue of TRADEMARK INSIGHT we have once again compiled some interesting decisions of the recent months. Below you will find our summaries of decisions of German courts, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal and the GC, which are...more

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Trademark Insight 02/2023 – Europäische Union & Deutschland Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen aus Deutschland, Alicante und...

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Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, auch im letzten Monat gab es wieder interessante Entscheidungen, die wir Ihnen in der aktuellen Ausgabe des TRADEMARK INSIGHT zusammengestellt haben. Sie lesen nachfolgend unsere Zusammenfassungen...more

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Trademark Insight - Dezember 2022 - Aktuelle markenrechtliche Entscheidungen aus Deutschland, Alicante und Luxemburg

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Unterscheidungskraft von „It’s like milk but made for humans“ (EUIPO) - Das Unternehmen Oatly AB meldete im Jahr 2019 das Zeichen „It’s like milk but made for humans“ beim EUIPO als Unionswortmarke für diverse Waren u.a. in...more

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Trademark Insight - December 2022 - Current trademark law decisions from Germany, Alicante and Luxembourg

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Distinctiveness of "It's like milk but made for humans" (EUIPO) - In 2019, the company Oatly AB applied to the EUIPO for registration of "It's like milk but made for humans" as a EU-word mark for various goods in classes 29,...more

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Has Messi opened up a Pandora’s box before the European Courts?

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Messi is victorious not only on the football field, but also before the European Courts: the football player’s reputation creates a conceptual difference between MESSI and MASSI which counteracts the visual and phonetic...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update l November 2018 #4

LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - USDA, FDA Announce Joint Regulation of Cell-Cultured Livestock and Poultry Products - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have...more

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Europe: Well-Known Brand Owners Learn From Puma – Evaluate Your Reputation Right!

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(Judgment of 26 September 2018 in Case T-62/16 – Puma SE v. EUIPO / Doosan Machine Tools Co. Ltd) - In a case concerning completely dissimilar goods and different public, the General Court (GC) once again confirmed that...more

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‘Polo’ wins enhanced distinctiveness”chukkers” to offset weak distinctive character

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In this EUTM case the General Court (GC) decided for The Polo/Lauren Company LP, concluding that alleged weak distinctive character of the earlier mark in regard to certain goods was amply compensated by the enhanced...more

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Food & Beverage Litigation Update | June 2018

“Accurate Labels Act” Introduced in Congress - U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) and Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) have introduced the Accurate Labels Act, a proposed amendment to the Fair Packaging...more

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Europe – General Court: Bad faith’s link to likelihood of confusion

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(Case analysis: T-687/16 – Koton Magazacilik Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret AS v EUIPO / Joaquín Nadal Esteban) - Successfully proving bad faith in a cancellation action can be a challenge....more

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Starbucks rocks for first time in Luxembourg

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Judgment of the General Court, 16 January 2018 in case T-398/16, Starbucks Corp. vs EUIPO* In 2014, Starbucks opposed the below EUTM application seeking protection for “services for providing drinks“, services for which...more

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U.S. Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Win 4-0 Over Spanish Donuts

A decision rendered by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on March 2, 2017, affirming a General Court ruling and potentially ending a nearly twenty-year legal battle, is a reminder to trademark owners that what is generic in...more

McDermott Will & Emery

2017 Intellectual Property Law Year In Review

Though politics ruled the headlines in 2016, the year still brought big changes in intellectual property law and its application, most notably in patent subject matter eligibility, inter partes review institution and appeal...more

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Is Evidence of Confusion Really Necessary to Succeed in a Trademark Infringement Case?

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It is not every day that a massive international TV hit show is found to infringe a trade mark. A decision of the English High Court, approved recently by the Court of Appeal, held that the popular 20th Century Fox teenage...more

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CARRERA’s Trademark Reputation: “Luxury, High Tech, High Performance and Success”

The German carmaker, Porsche AG, which designed the iconic 911 Carrera sports car, owns the European Union and German “CARRERA” word mark, registered for “automobiles” in class 12. How far beyond automobiles does the...more

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EU General Court rules on likelihood of confusion between trade marks that use foreign script

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The European General Court's decision in Loutfi Management Propriété Intellectuelle SARL v AMJ Meatproducts (Case C-147/14) concerned the use of non-Latin script in Community trade marks (“CTMs”). The General Court held that...more

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