Virtual Goods in Focus – EU General Court’s First Ruling

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January 21, 2025
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EUIPO, The Court of Justice of the European Union, Trademark Law, European General Court, Decisions, Distinctiveness, Intellectual Property
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#virtualgoods, #gc, #watches, #glashuette

Virtual Goods in Focus – EU General Court’s First Ruling

The General Court (GC) has issued its first-ever ruling on the distinctiveness of a trademark applied to virtual goods. The decision T11163/23 dated 11 December 2024 – “Glashütte ORIGINAL”  concerned the application for the following sign:

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Brexit update: After Brexit, the “.eu” top-level domain will no longer be applicable to the United Kingdom

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May 02, 2018
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Domains, Intellectual Property Law, IP Rights, Procedural rules
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28 March 2018, .eu top-level domains, DG CONNECT, EURid

On 28 March 2018, the Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology for the European Commission (DG CONNECT) published a Notice to Stakeholders stating that after the UK leaves the European Union on 30 March 2019, all domain name owners based in the UK will no longer be entitled to “.eu” top-level domains.   

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Intellectual Property: 2017 IN STATISTICS

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April 10, 2018
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Brand, Domains, Intellectual Property, IP Rights, Licensing, OHIM, Trademarks, WIPO
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10 April 2018, EUIPO, WIPO, Statistics, Intellectual Property

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Organization (EUIPO) have recently published their statistics regarding information on applications and cases filed during the year 2017. What is impressive is the amount of registrations at both Organizations, which in 2017 reached an unprecedented number.

                                                                                                               

                                                                                            Source: Shutterstock 

EMPOWERING WOMEN: FEMALE INNOVATION AND ITS LEGACY

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March 27, 2018
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IP Rights, WIPO
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27 March 2018, WIPO, Women Innovators, World Intellectual Property Day 2018, STEM

This year’s World Intellectual Property Day is dedicated to female innovators, honouring a significant number of women that are pushing the boundaries in the fields of science, technology, and design and promoting their innovating ideas, courage and curiosity, which help shape the world into a better place.

                                          

                                                                                                                        

Seminar: Marken-Recht und Marken-Wert am 28. Juni 2018 in München

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March 22, 2018
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Brand Value, Events, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Law, IP Rights

 

Am Donnerstag, 28. Juni 2018, findet in München das Seminar "Marken-Recht und Marken-Wert" statt.

 

Tagungsort:

Box-Kitchen (Nähe Hauptbahnhof)

Seminarraum 3. Stock

Rundfunkplatz 4

80335 München

 

General Court of the European Union states no likelihood of confusion between “BEPOST” and “(e)POST” trademarks

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March 19, 2018
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Community Trademark, European General Court, German Trademarks, Likelihood of confusion, OHIM, Trademark Law, Trademarks
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20 February 2018, European General Court, BEPOST, Deutsche Post, ePOST

On 20 February 2018, the General Court of the European Union (GC) upheld the previous decision of Board of Apeal of EUIPO (BoA) when it found the trademark “BEPOST” and the trademarks “POST” and “ePOST” to be sufficiently visually and aurally different to rule out a likelihood of confusion.                                                                                                                         

                                                                                            "POST"    

                                         EU trademark No. 5850193            German trademark No. 30012966                                                                                                

                                                (word/device mark)                                   (word mark)

                                           

                                                                                             vs.

                                   

                                                                                      “BEPOST”

                                                                  EU trademark application No. 008897829

                                                                                    (word mark)

The phenomenon of the German "Mittelstand"

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March 15, 2018
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Brand, Brand Finance
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15 March 2018, Mittelstand, SME, Hidden Champions, BMWi

During a period of worldwide financial instability German SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises), the so-called Mittelstand, are leading the way in Europe’s largest economy and are the answer to financial recovery and prosperity.

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LG´s Trademark „Dual Edge“ is descriptive in the EU

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March 05, 2018
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Community Trademark, Distinctiveness, European General Court, OHIM, Trademark Law, Trademarks
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18 Januar 2018, EUIPO, The General Court, Dual Edge, LG

On 18 January 2018, the General Court of the European Union (GC) upheld the decision of the Board of Appeal in the case T-804/16. LG´s application for the EU word mark “Dual Edge” was found to lack distinctive character and was therefore refused to be registered by the EUIPO.

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EUIPO on consequences of hard Brexit

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February 12, 2018
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Community Trademark, Design Law, Intellectual Property Law, OHIM, Trademarks
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18 January 2018, EUIPO, Brexit, EU Trademarks, EU Designs

On 18 January 2018, the Intellectual Property Office of the European Union (EUIPO) published its opinion paper answering the most burning questions concerning the impact of the UK´s withdrawal from the EU regarding EU Trademarks and EU Designs.

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CJEU on conditions of using “Champagne” in the name of a product that only contains a certain percentage of it

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February 08, 2018
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Brand, Intellectual Property Law, The Court of Justice of the European Union
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20 December 2017, CJEU, Protected Designation of Origin

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) gave its opinion on the “Champagner Sorbet” case. The Court stated the conditions of using the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) for “Champagne” on a product which only contained 12% of Champagne.

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Fraudsters sentenced to prison for sending misleading trademark invoices

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February 01, 2018
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Community Trademark, Intellectual Property, IP Rights, OHIM, Procedural rules, Trademarks
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20 December 2017, misleading trademark invoices, Uppsala trademark case, OMIH

On 20 December 2017, the Court of Appeal in Sweden sentenced some of the scammers from the Uppsala trademark scam case to serve a prison sentence. They were found guilty of fraud for sending misleading invoices to EU trademark owners using the name “OMIH” on the letterhead.

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