Fraudulent Invoices in IP Matters – Criminals in Germany sentenced to 22 months in prison on probation

Beitragsdatum: 
16. Oktober 2024
Categories: 
EUIPO, Intellectual Property Law, Decisions

If you are the owner of a registered patent, trademark or design (IP rights), you have surely received communication in the past that looked like it was an invoice coming from an official source, that mentioned the correct registration number of your IP right and that made you assume that you needed to pay this invoice to uphold your IP right. NEVER pay such “invoice” unless you have made sure that it is genuine.

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Slogan “IN PURSUIT OF ANSWERS“ and others not registrable as trademarks according to EUIPO

Beitragsdatum: 
21. November 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, European Intellectual Property Office, European Union Trademark, Trademark Law, Trademarks

Protecting slogans as trademarks is becoming more difficult. The European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO’s) Board of Appeal (BoA) has dealt with the question of  registrability of slogans as trademarks in no less than three decisions recently. 

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All these small Gimmicks – Trademark Infringement?

Beitragsdatum: 
05. September 2023
Categories: 
Trademarks, Decisions, German Federal Court

All these small Gimmicks – Trademark Infringement?

Vacation time. Travelling time. Hamburg. Miniatur Wunderland - the world´s largest model railway. An amazing place to spend a whole day, discovering all the small gimmicks that the Wunderland crew has built and is still continuing to expand. Looking at all the trademarks used, one might wonder if this could be considered trademark infringement. Earlier this year, the German Federal Supreme Court (BGH) had to decide about a similar question and we would like to share the decision.

(Source:  BGH, I ZR 86/22, Decision of 12 January 2023)

Fight against product piracy and counterfeits - EUIPO unveils “EBSI-ELSA” – a promising initiative for assuring product authenticity

Beitragsdatum: 
17. Juli 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, European Intellectual Property Office, Product Piracy, Trademark Law, Trademarks, IP Rights, Counterfeiting

The EUIPO is establishing an important feature, a new initiative that they call “a ground-breaking step in global supply chain product authentication”: “EBSI-ELSA”.

Be honest - Have you ever bought counterfeit goods or illegally consumed digital content?

Beitragsdatum: 
29. Juni 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, European Intellectual Property Office, Product Piracy, IP Rights, Counterfeiting

Be honest - Have you ever bought counterfeit goods or illegally consumed digital content?

On 12 June 2023, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published an interesting article on counterfeits and illegal electronic content. As an IP boutique specializing in non-technical intellectual property rights, we come across counterfeits all the time and we found the study very interesting and would like to share some of its main findings with you.

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Women IP Founders Interview 2023 - IP Stars / Managing IP - Alexandra Dellmeier - LexDellmeier IP Law Firm

Beitragsdatum: 
21. Mai 2023
Categories: 
Brand, IP Litigation, Trademark Law, Trademarks
Tags: 
#managingip, #LexDellmeier, #founder, #intellectualproperty, #womenfounders, #ipstrategy

Alexandra Dellmeier of LexDellmeier - Intellectual Property Law Firm Intellectual Property Office talks about her career in IP and running her own firm. In April 2023, Managing IP launched Women Founders list, a publication dedicated to highlighting the intellectual property firms that were founded or co-founded by women. The full interview in Managing IP can be found at: https://lnkd.in/eAkzqJkW and is also copied into the LexDellmeier Blog below.

INTERVIEW SERIES FOR THE WORLD IP DAY 2023, NO. 1: MEET DILA BALCI FROM HIVE EVENTS

Beitragsdatum: 
26. April 2023
Categories: 
IP Rights, Intellectual Property Law, Events, Intellectual Property
Tags: 
WorldIPDay, #ip

SAY “NO” TO FAKES & COUNTERFEITING

Beitragsdatum: 
25. April 2023
Categories: 
Trademark Law, Trademarks, Intellectual Property Law, Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property
Tags: 
Counterfeiting, IP, Product Piracy

The EU set its priorities for the next four years of combating severe and organized crime in May 2021. Within the framework of the European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (“EMPACT”), a strategy plan has been developed and will be put into action between 2022 and 2025.

EUIPO DECISION ON WHEEL DESIGNS

Beitragsdatum: 
11. April 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, IP Rights, Intellectual Property Law, Decisions, Design Law
Tags: 
Community Designs, EU Design Law

Rims and wheels have been under discussion regarding design protection for many years.

GOOGLE vs. GC GOOGLE CAR - TRADEMARK CONFLICT WITH A GLOBAL BRAND

Beitragsdatum: 
20. März 2023
Categories: 
ECJ - European Court of Justice, EUIPO, European Union Trademark, The Court of Justice of the European Union, Trademark Law, Trademarks, Intellectual Property Law, Intellectual Property
Tags: 
google, gcgooglecar, Trademark, intellectualproperty, IP

The significance of comprehending the scope of protection given to marks with a reputation in EU law was brought up again in a recent case. The trademark at issue in this case is unquestionably one of the most well-known brands in the world: GOOGLE.

Sports and Intellectual Property

Beitragsdatum: 
06. März 2023

Millions of spectators from various countries participate in the tournaments organized around the world every year. In this context, marketing, advertising, and branding sports events have gained great importance. Sport teams and sports personalities are looked at as big business opportunities. Intellectual property is also becoming increasingly important in this growing industry.