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The Olympics, Trademarks and Ambush Marketing
#olympics #trademarks #marketing The 2024 Summer Olympics will open in a few days in Paris. In addition to a great celebration of sport,...

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Jul 23, 20242 min read


Spanish Supreme Court: fakes create moral damage
#trademarks The Supreme Court of Spain ruled that trademark counterfeiters must compensate for the moral damage caused, given that the...

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Nov 29, 20231 min read


Can your brand afford a collaboration?
#collaborations #trademarks #fashionlaw Collaborations between brands are in vogue: Gucci and Adidas, Narciso Rodríguez and Zara, Louis...

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Mar 7, 20233 min read


Spain PTO to Handle Invalidation and Cancellation Actions
#oepm #trademarks Starting January 14, trademark invalidation and non-use cancellation actions will be handled within the Spanish Patent...

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Feb 2, 20231 min read


Amazon may be liable for ads by third parties (CJEU)
#amazon #trademarks The Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued a long-awaited decision regarding the advertising of fake...

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Jan 13, 20231 min read


Who owns Black Friday?
#blackfriday #trademarks Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving when the holiday shopping season officially begins. Although this...

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Nov 25, 20223 min read


See you in Copenhagen!
#ecta #ip #trademarks We're pleased to announce that we will be attending the ECTA Annual Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, from June 15...

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Jun 10, 20221 min read


Myanmar Opens Soft Launch Period
#trademarks #myanmar As previously informed in this blog, Myanmar is set to finally launch a trademark system analog to the rest of the...

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Oct 16, 20202 min read


"Moon Boots" May Be Original, But Not Distinctive
#trademarks #euipo #moonboot Companies are increasingly trying to look beyond traditional trademarks and attempt the registration of...

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Aug 5, 20202 min read


EU General Court Bars Copycat Oreos
#trademarks #euipo Food group Kraft, owner of the Oreo brand, has succesfully blocked the registration in the EU of a version of their...

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Jun 4, 20202 min read


EUIPO Extends Time Limits
The Executive Director of the EUIPO has today published Decision No EX-20-4, extending until 18 May 2020 all time limits expiring between 1

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May 1, 20201 min read


Myanmar Opens Soft Launch Period For Trademark Applications
Myanmar is one of the few places in the world where the trademark system has yet to be introduced, but 2020 is set to see this change.

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Mar 30, 20201 min read


Turkey to Adopt Plain Packaging on Cigarettes
Turkey is the latest European country to adopt plain packaging for cigarettes, following France, the UK, Norway, and Ireland. The aim of thi

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Jan 29, 20202 min read


We Need to Talk About Harry and Meghan
#trademarks #sussexroyal Is this shameless click-bait? Of course it is. But it's also an important intellectual property matter worthy of...

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Jan 15, 20203 min read


Cannabis Logo Not Registrable In The EU
The General Court of the European Union decided on 12 December 2019 that the logo reproduced above cannot be registered as trademark on the

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Jan 9, 20202 min read
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