First it was getting a registration as a trademark for the name of a State (see at http://trademarkblog.kluweriplaw.com/2022/03/28/mission-impossible-register-the-name-of-a-state-as-a-trademark/)…
The debate over the protection of the iconic "AUDI" logo in Poland is currently being renewed (see here). An injunction was sought by AUDI to stop another party from importing, offering, marketing,…
The EU trademark law system does not have, unlike the US, a legal concept of “incontestability”. Instead, it has “acquiescence”, a defence against invalidity or infringement actions which can be…
Primo July we published an article about the Advocate General's opinion on the use of protected designations of origin (PDO) for export to third countries. Read the article here. With the recent…
Dispute and Facts
Munich SL owns an EU registration of 2004 for the following figurative mark:
This representation means that the crossed stripes are placed on the side of a shoe. The registration…
Yet another Feta case has reached the European Court of Justice (ECJ). This time the question is whether the Kingdom of Denmark is obliged to stop Danish cheese producers from using the protected…
When a IP court awards the winning party the reimbursement of the costs incurred, what exactly can be included in such an award and how to determine its amount is not always obvious. Surely it is…
Poland introduced specialized IP Courts on July 1, 2020, resulting in significant changes to preventive measures, including the conditions for requesting information regarding an infringement of an…
The UK finally said bye-bye to the EU, but for how long will UK-based rights still matter in deciding EUTM-related controversies? This is the subject of two recent decisions by the General Court, i.e…
