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Trade marks and the EU is it time for change? The European Commission certainly thinks so

  • D Young & Co
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  • European Union
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  • May 2 2013

Since the introduction of the Community Trade Mark (CTM) nearly 2 decades ago, the law and practice governing CTMs and the harmonisation of national

OHIM and EU member state offices publish a common communication on the interpretation of the IP translator judgment

  • D Young & Co
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  • European Union
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  • May 2 2013

OHIM and the national EU Offices have published a statement on their websites concerning the interpretation of the IP Translator case on class

European Commission’s proposal to modernise the European trade mark system

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • European Union
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  • May 1 2013

In 2007, the EU Council of Ministers decided there was a need to update the European trade mark system. The Commission took this on board and issued

Legal tools for the control of counterfeiting of GIs in the EU

  • NCTM Studio Legale Associato
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  • European Union, Italy
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  • May 1 2013

Counterfeiting is not only a problem for traditional brands protected by trademarks. Producers of GIs also find their products copied and must fight

Meaning of “genuine use” in EU trade mark law

  • Mason Hayes & Curran
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  • European Union
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  • May 1 2013

The Court of Justice of the European Communities (CJEU) issued its decision in the so-called "ONEL" case in December 2012 (Leno Merken BV v

Case T-10411 Ferrari F.LLI Lunelli Spa V OHIM 1 February 2013

  • Squire Sanders
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  • European Union
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  • May 1 2013

The General Court (GC) has confirmed a decision of OHIM's Second Board of Appeal (BoA), concerning the CTM designation of a WIPO International

EU General Court upholds likelihood of confusion between HASTELLOY and ASTALOY

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

On 10 April 2013, the EU General Court upheld in Höganäs AB v OHIM T-50510, a decision by the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market

European Commission proposes reform of European trade mark system

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

The European Commission (the Commission) has proposed a number of initiatives aimed at improving trade mark registration systems across the European

EU General Court finds Continental to be descriptive of dogs and dog breeding

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

In Continental Bulldog Club Deutschland eV v OHIM 2013 T-38310, the EU General Court has upheld a decision of the Office of Harmonization for the

CJEU confirms a trade mark can be put to genuine use when used as part of another trade mark

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • April 30 2013

In Colloseum Holding AG v Levi Strauss & Co 2013 C-1212 WLR (D) 143 the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has held that a trade mark