With an aim to align the Slovenian national industrial property law with the international law, Slovenia started implementing its amended Industrial Property Act. Both the trademark law and the…
Trademark squatting involves registering a trademark identical or similar to an established brand to profit from its reputation. This practice thrives in jurisdictions with weaker trademark laws,…
There was sufficient evidence for the jury to conclude that the manufacturer wrongfully terminated the distribution agreement.
The Third Circuit affirmed a judgment for breach of contract in favor of…
The court also exceeded its discretion in awarding attorney fees to the plaintiff.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed part of a federal district court's judgment in a trademark…
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Canada proposes changes to trademark regulations
On…
Morality and public policy considerations are oft-forgotten as absolute grounds of refusal. However, in the recent “COVIDIOT” case, the EUIPO’s Grand Board of Appeal upheld an earlier decision to…
District court improperly dismissed Bacardi’s challenge to the PTO decision for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Finding no provision in the Lanham Act that expressly precludes judicial review of…
Already in 2019, the Austrian Supreme Court (“OGH”) had confirmed the lower instance decisions cancelling the Austrian figurative mark “SW Sophienwald” for being decriptive of its geographical origin…
In February 2023, we reported the NIGHTWATCH decision of the Fourth Board of Appeal of the EUIPO addressing conversion of EUTMs, and more specifically, whether conversion can be filed where the EUTM…
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) plays a crucial role in shaping intellectual property law worldwide with its diverse range of Standing Committees and…
