Yet another trademark dispute has been taken to court by APPLE. This time, APPLE lodged a trademark opposition against the letter „j“ trademark of an Italian incorporation by the name „Steve Jobs“ in…
Express Oil Change’s use of the phrase "Tire Engineers" in its Mississippi centers was protected commercial speech.
Case date: 19 February 2019
Case number: No. 18-60144
Court: United States Court of…
In India, so-called translation cases, where a later mark is (or is alleged to be) a mere translation of an earlier mark leading to confusion resulting from conceptual similarity, are dealt with…
In the beginning of this year a decision regarding the trademark right to the name of the iconic Danish faience set with the thin blue line on the edges, was issued by the Danish Maritime and…
Is being environmentally friendly a quality which matters for consumers? And if it does, what it is “allure”?
On the judgment of the General Court of 12 December 2018 in case T-253/17 regarding…
The discrepancy between the case law using geographical origin as a reason for rejection of a trademark in the EU and at the DKPTO, respectively, is becoming increasingly noticeable; most recently…
It would be fair to say that the implementation of GDRP last year caused a number of headaches for businesses that handle personal data. However, one of the lesser publicised implications of GDPR was…
In a recent case from the Swedish Patent and Market Court, the court dismissed Dalecarlia Chocolates AB’s (Dalecarlia) infringement claim of their EU and Swedish 3D marks in relation to chocolate,…
The creators of a seminar critical of Applied Underwriters Inc.’s EquityComp insurance program did not infringe or dilute Applied’s federally registered trademarks by using them in the name of their…
Nepalese businesses have been exploiting well-known brands such as KFC, Center Fresh, Adidas, Nike, etc. In Nepal a restaurant named KKFC resembles the American fast food chain KFC; a Nepalese brand…
