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October 16, 2024 |
Fraudulent Invoices in IP Matters – Criminals in Germany sentenced to 22 months in prison on probation |
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March 15, 2024 |
Genuine Use of a Trademark – Always relevant, always worth a Reminder |
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September 05, 2023 |
All these small Gimmicks – Trademark Infringement? |
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April 11, 2023 |
EUIPO DECISION ON WHEEL DESIGNS |
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February 14, 2023 |
Wake-up call for McDonald’s – new EUIPO decision saves EU Trademark “BIG MAC” |
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February 02, 2023 |
YUMMY OR DANGEROUS? PEANUT EXTASY |
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September 06, 2022 |
Ferrari succeeds on the basis of unregistered designs |
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July 25, 2022 |
Well-known trademark “PUMA” prevails against “PLUMAflex by Road” |
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March 22, 2022 |
The "déjà vu" feeling - nullity of an EU design (lamp) |
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August 04, 2021 |
Plopp... hissss… - Opening of a can - a sound mark? |
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May 25, 2021 |
„Bavaria Weed“ - A Trademark Application Contrary to Public Order?! |
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October 19, 2020 |
TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- OKTOBERFEST |
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January 23, 2020 |
The Power of Test Labels |
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August 22, 2019 |
H’ugo’s – a famous Munich local Pizza Bar Lounge wins trademark case at the European Union General Court |
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July 30, 2019 |
Three "Stripes" - and you are out - EU General Court cancels adidas 3-stripe mark |
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July 04, 2019 |
When a striker acts as a defender: EU General Court’s decision “NEYMAR” (T-795/17) |
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June 11, 2019 |
„Model: Sam“ - Use as a trademark or a simple model designation? |
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April 05, 2019 |
At a glance: Higher Regional Court Frankfurt a.M. rules on international competence of German courts for adverts on the Internet (Decision 6 U 3/18 of 14 February 2019) |
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March 28, 2019 |
ECJ landmark case: Successful invalidity proceedings against an EU design based on an earlier trademark |
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March 07, 2019 |
McDonald’s failed to prove genuine use regarding its EU Trademark ‘BIG MAC’ |
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August 02, 2018 |
General Court: France.com cannot be registered as an EU trademark |
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May 16, 2018 |
Marriott wins case against Austrian billionaire: General Court rules visual and conceptual similarity between figurative marks |
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December 18, 2017 |
How to protect the combination of two colors? European General Court denies Red Bull trademark protection. |
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October 24, 2017 |
Ritter Sport´s 3D trademark remains registered in Germany |
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July 19, 2016 |
Talking jewelry: what makes a valid shape mark? |
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July 06, 2016 |
The Swiss Court decides on a position trademark |
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June 29, 2016 |
The multitude of Merck lawsuits gets CJEU involved |
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June 27, 2016 |
Football frenzy leaves the pitch and enters the legal arena |
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June 01, 2016 |
WhatsApp - Terms of Service |
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March 08, 2016 |
In Switzerland, Apple’s iPhone home button is considered not distinctive, but purely decorative. |
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February 24, 2016 |
BGH: Work title protection for smartphone apps |
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December 02, 2015 |
EGC: Likelihood of confusion between figurative mark ‘cushe’ and earlier ‘she’ marks |
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October 27, 2015 |
CJEU: Preliminary ruling on questions relating to protectability of the Kit Kat shape |
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October 07, 2015 |
Haribo vs. Lindt – Lindt’s golden chocolate bear does not infringe Haribo’s trade mark rights |
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September 23, 2015 |
HOT - Registration of laudatory signs as trade marks |
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September 18, 2015 |
BMW’s trade mark rights infringed by spare parts business |
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October 15, 2014 |
CJEU: Protectability of three –dimensional shape marks |
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September 26, 2014 |
Color mark „yellow“: Langenscheidt wins in trademark dispute |
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May 30, 2013 |
14 June 2013: Munich Patent Law Conference - Calculating Damages in Patent Infringement Cases |
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May 11, 2012 |
European National Patent Decisions: Overview and Summary 2004 - 2011 |
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August 22, 2011 |
Louboutin’s Red Soles - The first verdict is here! |
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May 04, 2011 |
Embedding a „Like“ Button is not unfair competition. |
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February 15, 2011 |
"Neuschwanstein" is not a trademark! |
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February 01, 2011 |
How distinctive is the Easter Bunny? Or Rudolph the red-nosed trademark? |
