Shape marks

The Swiss Federal Tribunal has ruled that the shape of the Nespresso capsules is technically necessary and that Nestlé's 3D trademark shall therefore be cancelled (decision 4A_61/2021 of 7 September…

Background In 2016, Jaguar Land Rover  (“JLR”) applied to register four UK trade mark applications for the shape marks of the Land Rover Defender 90 and Land Rover Defender 110 vehicles, in Classes 9…

    The German Federal Supreme Court today once more decided on cancellation claims against German trademark registrations for square-shaped packaging for chocolate products (Decision of 23 July 2020…

Traditionally, ‘gömböc’ has been the name of a kind of Hungarian food specialty, also called 'disznósajt' ('pork-cheese'), similar to the Scottish haggis: pig’s stomach filled with leftovers. In a…

With decision n. 482 of 2019 the Italian Court of Torino decided on whether the beauty and the history of a car may be reasons to deserve copyright protection. The case regards the company Tecnomodel…

The EUTMR No. 2015/2424, as well as the Directive No. 2015/2436, have introduced various changes to EU and national trademark laws but both failed to provide transitory rules determining what is the…

    This case is about the genuine use of shape marks. M J Quinlan & Associates PTY Ltd. of Australia own a 1999 registration for the shape of a kangaroo. The mark is protected for potato snacks and…

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  The Paris Court of Appeal ruled that the French figurative trademark owned by Mr. Christian Louboutin and designating “high‑heeled shoes (except orthopedic footwear)” in Class 25, reproduced above,…