Kazakh court decisions demonstrate an inconsistent and, at times, unpredictable approach to non-use in trademark disputes, where even limited forms of use may suffice to maintain broad protection…
One of the most anticipated rulings of the CJEU in trade mark law this year is the one in the IKEA case (C-298/23), which concerns the widely discussed conflict between trade mark rights and freedom…
Decree No. 2025-660 of 18 July 2025, which came into force on 1 September 2025, constitutes a major reform of French civil procedure by establishing the culture of amicable resolution as the guiding…
On appeal, the district court holding that Summit Ice Melt Systems was unlikely to prevail in the lawsuit over a competitor was affirmed, given the sophistication of buyers for their pricy systems…
Recent Kazakh court decisions have renewed attention to how territoriality, non-use, and misleading nature are applied in trademark disputes. The LOGNEX cases, involving a Russian company and a local…
The concepts of law, public policy and morality in trademark law serve as absolute grounds for refusal under provisions such as Article 7(1)(f) of the European Union Trade Mark Regulation and Section…
As cryptocurrency mining continues to shape Kazakhstan’s economy, trademark disputes are following the money. According to Hashrate Index, Kazakhstan ranked among the top ten Bitcoin mining countries…
To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other blogs, we regularly provide an overview of the most-read posts from each of our IP law blogs. With autumn now…
In the previous post, Well-Known Marks but Where? Territorial Scope in the Astana International Financial Centre vs Mainland Kazakhstan, we explored the parallel existence of two systems of well…
