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Patricia K. Ruiz (Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory)

Trademark case: Weems Industries, Inc. v. Teknor Apex Co., USA

October 20, 2026

The court upheld findings that color served a safety function and that case qualified as exceptional under the Lanham Act.The Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court judgment canceling Weems…

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Steven D. Cole (Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory US)

Trademark case: Smith v. Airbnb, Inc., USA

October 9, 2026

The registrant failed to show that his domain name airbnbseo.com was not confusingly similar to Airbnb’s famous mark, or that he acted without a bad faith intent to profit from that mark.The Ninth…

Kluwer IP Reporter

Trademark News: What Flew Under the Radar in September 2026

October 1, 2026

Stay informed with our comprehensive roundup of the past month's headlines, all neatly compiled for you in one convenient post. Catch up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter…

Michal Bohaczewski (AGIL’IT Paris)

The Paris Court Confirms Once Again That Upcycling Does Not Preclude Trade Mark Infringement

September 29, 2026

On 17 September 2026, the Paris Judicial Court delivered another judgment in a dispute between a luxury brand, this time Louis Vuitton, and a company manufacturing and marketing clothing made from…

Martin Schwimmer (Stobbs IP)

Formerly Twitter prevails against Twitter.new

September 22, 2026

Elon Musk’s X Corp. purchased social media site Twitter in 2022. The TWITTER “brand” was estimated to be worth $5.7 billion at that time. Twitter had lagged behind other social media sites in terms…

Agnieszka Sztoldman (Osborne Clarke, University of Wrocław)

Proof of exhaustion: Poland's Supreme Court signals a shift for parallel importers

September 21, 2026

A luxury perfumery brand with a selective distribution network and a single exclusive distributor in Poland took on a major Polish online retailer, suing for trade mark infringement. The retailer had…

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Verena von Bomhard, Alessa Fritsche (BomhardIP)

EUTMs and EU Designs: Must infringement proceedings be stayed when an EUIPO cancellation application is filed later?

September 16, 2026

Article 132(1) of the EUTM Regulation 2017/1001 provides that an EU trade mark court before which an EUTM infringement action has been brought ‘shall stay the proceedings’ if an application for…