Case law

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…

The pending IKEA v. Vlaams Belang case before the CJEU offers a key test of how freedom of expression (FoE) interacts with EU trademark law. IKEA sued the Belgian party Vlaams Belang for parodying…

Brazil is Latin America’s largest and most competitive delivery market, with >100 million app users and rapid revenue growth. Incumbents – especially iFood – benefit from first-mover advantages,…

Two co-owners of the JADE mark had an unencumbered right to use the mark, were within their rights to license their interest in the mark to another singer, and could not be held liable to another co…