Advertising climate neutrality: German courts establish divergent requirements
11 September 2023
July 2023 delivered multiple decisions regarding advertising in Germany using “green claims”. The three cases concerned the packaging and print…
Colour change counts: but only if the mark is distinctive enough
11 September 2023
The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) Board of Appeal has upheld a decision in favour of the footwear and…
Bit(’s) not your coin: Wright v BTC Core
11 September 2023
There are multiple cases currently ongoing in the High Court of England and Wales that revolve around Dr Craig Wright’s…
Bulls shoot and miss: UKIPO rejects invalidity proceedings brought by the NBA
11 September 2023
NBA Properties Inc (the National Basketball Association or NBA) has failed in its attempt to have the Pizza Texas Bulls…
UKIPO One IPO Transformation Programme second consultation: a trade mark and design update
11 September 2023
The UK Government has launched a consultation on how the trade mark and design system can deliver better digital services.…
British Hairways: pun intended, but does that make it registrable?
11 September 2023
This decision of the Bundespatentgericht (German Federal Patent Court or BPatG) focuses on parodic signs and whether these can be…
Implementation timeline for the EU’s Digital Services Act
10 August 2023
The 16 November 2022 marked the entry into force of the Digital Services Act (DSA), which hopes to bring the…
AI and liability: The EUs framework for artificial intelligence
25 July 2023
With the European Parliament having recently agreed on the final text of the AI Act, this article focuses on the…
Success for Glaxo’s 3D mark for purple asthma inhaler
11 July 2023
On 24 May 2023, the European Union (EU) General Court annulled the decision of the Board of Appeal of EUIPO…
Jack & Victor knocks back Jack Daniel's: underdog wins whisky/whiskey dispute
11 July 2023
The well-known whiskey company, Jack Daniel’s, has failed in its recent attempt to oppose a UK trade mark application for…
Google Ads and meta tags: CJEU assesses jurisdiction and consumer targeting
11 July 2023
Under Article 125(5) of the European Union Trade Mark Regulation (EUTMR) an EU trade mark proprietor can bring an infringement…
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