Elon Musk’s X Corp. purchased social media site Twitter in 2022. The TWITTER “brand” was estimated to be worth $5.7 billion at that time. Twitter had lagged behind other social media sites in terms…
Article 132(1) of the EUTM Regulation 2017/1001 provides that an EU trade mark court before which an EUTM infringement action has been brought ‘shall stay the proceedings’ if an application for…
A recent Kazakhstan dispute over the PREMIER brand saw trademark enforcement turn against the registered owner, whose attempt to stop imports was followed by the invalidation of two of his…
To which extent can a sign invoke heritage, age, and prestige before it crosses into deception? In the luxury sector, a trademark’s reference to a long history can signal continuity, know-how, and…
The General Court did not agree with the arguments raised by the Applicant (VistaJet ltd.) in support of their challenge of the First Board of Appeal decision[1]. The mark was found to be too…
Of Sea Lions and SEAT Leons: Swiss Court Weighs in on Automobile TrademarksHow different do “animal trademarks” need to be to coexist in the Swiss market? A recent decision from the Swiss Federal…
A recent Court of Appeal decision revolved around the fast-food chain, Morley’s, and use of a similar trade mark by a lesser-known chain called Metro’s (including seven franchisees). Given the…
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This judgment by the GC (available in German and French) concerns three EUTM applications, one for the word "AESKUCARE" and two figurative marks with “AESKUCARE” as their dominant element. The…
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