The district court erred in interpreting the parties’ contract as unambiguously allowing the charter school network to use trademarks post-termination.The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit…
The recent "ARYUNA" case (T-591/24) before the General Court of the EU (GC) has reignited the debate over the "heightened level of attention" attributed to consumers of pharmaceutical products. The…
Part I examined how The Economist Newspaper Limited was recognized as an “interested person” despite having no trademark protection in Kazakhstan. Part II considers two further issues raised by the…
Two previous posts on this blog examined how Kazakh courts protect famous foreign brands from different perspectives. One showed that worldwide reputation alone was insufficient where ETRO lacked…
On 21 May 2026, the Paris Judicial Court delivered a judgment in a case opposing Chanel and a company marketing jewellery and accessories using buttons and belt buckles bearing Chanel trade marks,…
A federal court finds that it has jurisdiction over the Mexico-based defendants.A decades-long dispute over the intellectual property of a prominent Mexican painter will have to be heard in a United…
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.…
In a companion piece on this Blog, we examined how the Division Bench of the Delhi High Court in Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha v. Tech Square Engineering Pvt. Ltd., canceled the Indian registration…
In May 2026, a Division Bench of the High Court of Delhi in India passed a judgment that would intrigue legal practitioners focusing on territoriality-based trademark regimes. In Toyota Jidosha…
Brazilian cases show why trade mark clearance is only the beginning of ambush-marketing analysis.For non-sponsors, World Cup clearance often starts with a familiar question: have we used a FIFA mark…