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…
A luxury perfumery brand with a selective distribution network and a single exclusive distributor in Poland took on a major Polish online retailer, suing for trade mark infringement. The retailer had…
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…
1. IntroductionA famous trade mark can be a powerful enforcement tool, but it is not a veto over every later sign that happens to share its first two letters. That is the lesson of a recent EUIPO…
On 8 September 2026, the Court of Justice delivered its long-awaited judgment in the IKEA case (C-298/23). See on this case the previous articles in this blog (here and here).The question was whether…
Stay informed with our comprehensive roundup of the past month's headlines, all neatly compiled for you in one convenient post. Catch up on the latest news reported by the Kluwer IP Reporter.Bosnia…
The Fifth Circuit found that the computation of damages was more than ministerial or mechanical.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit dismissed URZ Trendz, L.L.C.’s appeal of default…
When the market refuses to let go of a name, abandonment claims aren't far behind.In December, WeightWatchers unveiled a new brand identity. Again. The company went back to calling itself…
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…
The district court correctly found that the manufacturer of Scotts Miracle-Gro products will not likely prevail on the trade-dress infringement and trade-dress dilution claims.In a trademark…
