While the new EUTMR 2017/1001 deleted any reference to disclaimers - previously provided by Article 37(2) of EUTMR No. 207/2009 - both the EU Directive 2008/95 and the Recast Directive 2015/2436…
Trademark lawyer Verena von Bomhard moved to Spain in 1996 when her firm asked her to open up a branch near the then new OHIM in Alicante. She never looked back. ‘IP-law is just so tangible. I…
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…
To ensure you don’t miss out on interesting IP law developments reported on our other IP blogs, we will, on a regular basis, provide you with an overview of the top 3 most-read posts from each of our…
We all know the iconic Aspirin® paper package with the white and green parallel portions against which the name of the product is written in black letters:
This package stands out from other…
In a recent case decided by the Court of Venice (decision n. 2355/2018), MHCS, the producer, inter alia, of the famous Veuve Clicquot champagne, prevailed against a prosecco producer who used orange…
Polish Supreme Court, Civil Chamber, 9 May 2019, Case No. I CSK 263/18
The Polish Supreme Court (Sąd Najwyższy) overturned the judgment of the Warsaw Court of Appeal (case no. I ACa 962/16) on the…
Sufficient evidence at trial supported finding that trade dress of iconic French press coffeemaker was nonfunctional; verdict against rival upheld.
Bodum USA, Inc. (Bodum), which produces and sells…
Recently, the Danish Commercial and Maritime High Court balanced the legal interest in the family name Ørsted against the commercial interest in the name of Ørsted by ruling on the right to register…
District court correctly held that trademark owner failed to raise genuine factual issue as to secondary meaning of the asserted mark.
A federal district court correctly found that a non-profit…
