Olympic Properties at the Paris Olympic Games 2024: The lines you should not cross (even if you are an athlete)

Beitragsdatum: 
25. Juli 2024
Categories: 
IP Rights, Intellectual Property Law, Events, Intellectual Property

The Olympic Games 2024 are underway! However, although the merriment surrounding the event invites to light-heartedness, one should be careful not to be carried away when it comes to the use of the so-called “Olympic Properties”. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its affiliated entities tend to defend their IP rights fiercely against infringers, which is why businesses should be aware of the following.

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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.

Meet LexDellmeier’s New 2023 ELSA Trainee!

Beitragsdatum: 
15. Februar 2023
Categories: 
Intellectual Property Law
Tags: 
#elsa, #trainee, #intellecutalproperty

The European Law Students’ Association (ELSA) is an international organization that brings together law students and young lawyers from many countries throughout Europe, helps them expand their knowledge of different legal systems, and promotes mutual understanding, exchange of information, and personal contacts between young lawyers and law firms.

Wake-up call for McDonald’s – new EUIPO decision saves EU Trademark “BIG MAC”

Beitragsdatum: 
14. Februar 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, European Intellectual Property Office, European Union Trademark, Procedural rules, Trademark Law, Trademarks, Intellectual Property Law, Decisions
Tags: 
#bigmac, #mcdonalds, #EUIPO, #trademarks

 

 

YUMMY OR DANGEROUS? PEANUT EXTASY

Beitragsdatum: 
02. Februar 2023
Categories: 
EUIPO, European Union Trademark, Decisions

Peanuts… Yummy! But what if the product designation does not just say „PEANUTS“, but „PEANUT EXTASY“? My first thought as a consumer would still be „Yummy“ expecting that the product contains a high percentage of peanuts and that it, therefore, tastes very „peanutty“ and that it can take you to a state of ecstasy when eating it. The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) saw this differently and rejected an EU trademark application for the term „PEANUT EXTASY“.

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CHEERS! About Similarity between Beers and other Beverages

Beitragsdatum: 
08. November 2022
Categories: 
EUIPO, Trademarks

When you go out to eat and you choose a drink with your meal, would go for mineral water, wine or beer? The answer, of course, depends on your individual preferences and habits. However, when it comes to trademarks, the question might become of interest when the degree of similarity between mineral water, wine and beer has to be assessed and decided in infringement, opposition or invalidity proceedings. The decisions of the different trademark offices and courts are not always consistent and often unpredictable. At least regarding the degree of similarity between “beers” and other beverages, you may now find some guidance by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).