The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given a preliminary ruling on questions relating to Nestlé’s three-dimensional trademark application representing the shape of a four finger chocolate-coated wafer without the embossed words Kit Kat. Weiterlesen über CJEU: Preliminary ruling on questions relating to protectability of the Kit Kat shape

This year LexDellmeier has accepted two interns through the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) Student Trainee Exchange Programme. It is my pleasure to be working with the LexDellmeier team from late-October until Christmas. My name is Nina Seitz and I come from Helsinki, Finland. I am currently in my fourth year of law school in the University of Helsinki. Before my studies in law I have completed a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics. I started working in the field of Intellectual Property already during my studies in economics. After a few years of working as a trademark and design assistant I decided to pursue a career in the legal field. During my law studies I have continued working for an IP law firm in Helsinki, mainly focusing on trademark and design matters. Weiterlesen über ELSA Trainee at LexDellmeier IP Law Firm

The 8th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015: “Effective Innovation Policies for Development” is the result of a collaboration between Cornell University, the international business school INSEAD, and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as co-publishers and their knowledge partners. The report ranks 141 countries and economies around the world on the basis of 79 indicators to show new ways that emerging - economy policymakers can boost innovation and spur growth by building on local strengths and ensuring the development of a sound national innovation environment.Top 10 leader 1. Top 10 leaders The “Top 10” leaders allocated in the GII this year are:

Weiterlesen über WIPO: Global Innovation Index 2015

The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that one must be strict when comparing a word mark with a three-dimensional mark in order to prevent right owners from monopolizing product shapes by obtaining word mark protection. The BGH concludes that Lindt and Sprüngli AG is not infringing Haribo’s trade mark rights when selling a seated golden chocolate teddy bear with a red ribbon. (Case I ZR 105/14, Judgement of 23 September 2015) Press here to read our earlier blog post about the decision from the Higher Regional Court of Cologne.