Aron Laszlo

The 'Hawk Tuah' meme, popularised by Haliey (sic!) Welch, has prompted several third parties to apply for trademark protection in the EU. Can Welch, the 'Hawk Tuah Girl', challenge them?   collage…

You may know the "Chewbacca Defence" from the South Park cartoon series. Here is a similarly confusing defence, which we named after the national dish of Hungary. The principle of acquiescence is…

UEFA, governing body of European football (a role that came into spotlight in the recent Super League case, not an IP case, see C-333/21), is slowly turning their attention to Germany, where the…

Registrability of Works of Art as Trademarks   Recently, the European Union Intellectual Property Office ("EUIPO") and the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office ("HIPO") have been asked in several…

genuine use of an EU trademark within the EU for services provided outside the EU a summary of decision T‑768/20 of the General Court of the EU   The background of this decision was an application…

Palace of Justice in Budapest Long before appellants wishing to bring appeal cases to the CJEU were obliged to file a separate request for admission of the appeal, access to the Kúria (the…

Previously on the Kluwer Trademark Blog We have amply reported about the Gömböc case before. If you have missed the previous episodes, you may read our post on the request for a preliminary ruling to…

Can coffee be hell? Of course, bad coffee, we knew that. On the other hand, the General Court (GC) has recently confirmed that the sign “HELL” can be protected for coffee-related products as an EU…

A recent decision of the CJEU in a patent-related matter questions the former common understanding in Hungary: requesting an interim injunction for trademark infringement comes with a risk. The…