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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Famous Logos with Hidden Messages

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January 23, 2015
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Top 500 Franchise Ranking

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January 23, 2015
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Brand Value
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Franchise, Ranking the Brands, Top 500 Franchise Ranking
SyncForce, founded in 1999, is a leading provider of business software that supports branded goods manufacturers. SyncForce also powers “Ranking the Brands”, which just published the Top 500 Franchise Ranking. Only franchise companies with a minimum of 10 units and with at least one being in the US are eligible to take part in the Franchise 500 ranking. The ranking company compared the franchise companies on the factors financial strength and stability-, growth rate-, size of the system,- the number of years of being in business-, the length of time it’s been franchising, startup costs,- percentage of terminations and if financing is provided. Below you can see the “Top 10” of the ranking:  

„Je suis Charlie“ will not be a trademark in France

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January 21, 2015
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Brand Value
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infringement to public policy, INPI, Je suis Charlie, L'Institut national de la propriété industrielle, OHIM

The French Trademark Office “L'Institut national de la propriété industrielle (INPI) and the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM) refuseregistrations of the slogan „Je suis Charlie“.”

The German Federal Patent Court: Bosch vs. boshi

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January 07, 2015
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Brand Value
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Bosch, German Federal Patent Court, Likelihood of confusion, myboushi
The German Federal Patent Court clarified with its judgment (Judgment dated 5 August 2014; Case No.: 27 W (pat) 18/14) in the case “BOSCH” vs. “boshi” that likelihood of confusion is only given if various factors are cumulatively applicable: The similarity of the goods and services, script, sound and meaning of both trademarks and the reputation of the older trademark. Background of the Case and Subject Matter

WIPO: World Intellectual Property Indicators – 2014

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January 07, 2015
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Brand Value
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China, Patent, Top Sectors, Trademark, WIPO, World Intellectual Property Indicators 2014, World Intellectual Property Organization
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a specialized agency of the United Nations headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, has just published the Global Innovation Index (GII) Report. The report provides a wide range of indicators covering the following areas of intellectual property: patents, utility models, trademarks, industrial designs, microorganisms and plant variety protection. Trademarks

Happy New Year

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December 31, 2014
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2015, Happy New Year
2014 was an exciting year for our law firm: We are especially delighted that Mrs. Hannah Eckermann and Mrs. Marlene Treffler joined our team. Besides, we are lucky that we could expand and transmit our knowledge to others at numerous seminars and conferences in 2014. Also, we earned the Corporate INTL Legal Award 2014 in the Category: Boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm of the Year 2014 in Germany

Happy Holiday Wishes from LexDellmeier IP Law Firm - Munich, Germany

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December 24, 2014
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Christmas
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Christmas, Santa's IP Protection Team

Christmas – A festival of trademarks

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December 17, 2014
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Brand Value
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Christmas, Christmas Trademark, Community Trademark, Consumption, Contemplation, OHIM, Santa Claus, Trademarks, Tranquility, United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO
Christmas is a time for tranquility, contemplation and the family. But, it is also a time of consumption: Many people receive a 13th salary or holiday bonus which they spend on presents, decoration and at Christmas markets. Approx 20% of the trades revenue is generated on and around Christmas. Therefore, companies try to “trademark” Christmas. As a result of that, competition is fierce during the holiday season. The office responsible for the registrations of trademarks in the EU, OHIM, reports numerous registered trademarks that incorporate “Christmas”.

Football Brands 2014 – FC Bayern München is still No. 1

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December 05, 2014
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Brand Value
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Best Football Brands, Brand Finance Football 50, Brands, Football, Trademarks, Value
Brand Finance Football 50 is an annual study conducted by one of the leading brand valuation and strategy consultancies. The study determines which of the word largest football clubs have the most powerful and valuable brands. As you can see below, this year FC Bayern München maintained its No. 1 position with a brand value of 896 million US-Dollars. This year's Champions League Winner, Real Madrid, and the UK football club, Manchester United, follow on second and third position.

EGC: Rubik’s Cube trademark registration upheld

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December 03, 2014
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Intellectual Property
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European General Court, OHIM, Patent, Rubik's Cube, three-dimensional trademarks, trrademark
The European General Court (EGC) ruled that the three dimensional shape of the Rubik‘s Cube as a Community trademark is valid (Judgment dated 25 November 2014; Case No.: T‑450/09). Background of the Case and Subject Matter In 1974, a young Professor of Architecture in Budapest (Hungary) named Erno Rubik created the multi-colored “three-dimensional puzzles” you can see below. The so called “Rubik's Cube” can be twisted and turned around without falling apart. The aim is to make each side of the cube a single color.