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Taylor Wessing | European Union, United Kingdom | 26 Sep 2023
Deceptive trade marks: a quick guide
In the UK and EU, trade marks that are of "such a nature as to deceive the public" will be refused registration (and can be invalidated…
FRKelly | European Union, Ireland | 26 Sep 2023
European Parliament Greenlights New Regulation for Non-Agricultural Geographical Indications: A Boost for Craft and Industrial Products.
The European Parliament has approved the regulation for non-agricultural geographical indication (GI) protection, covering craft and industrial…
Taylor Wessing | European Union | 26 Sep 2023
'I love you' emoji: 👎 for trade mark registration at the EUIPO
The EUIPO Board of Appeal has upheld a decision to refuse registration of the 🤟 emoji depicted below as an EUTM for financial, real estate and…
Karanovic & Partners | European Union, Serbia | 26 Sep 2023
Trade Secrets Litigation in the EU: A Glimpse into the Landscape
Trade secrets are an invaluable asset for many businesses, often encompassing years of research, innovation, and strategic development. Protecting…
Taylor Wessing | European Union | 26 Sep 2023
General Court in Wajos rules that container shape not registrable: EUIPO can raise additional absolute grounds objections any time before registration
The EU General Court has upheld a ruling partially refusing the registration of an amphora-like 3D container shape (depicted below)…
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 25 Sep 2023
EU's New Rules for Protecting Geographical Indications Beyond Agriculture
The European Parliament approved new rules aimed at protecting geographical indications (“GI”) for craft and industrial products, in parallel to the…
HOFFMANN EITLE | European Union | 25 Sep 2023
New EU Legislation Proposals (Part I): A First Look at the Draft SEP Regulation
SEPs provide rights on standardised Technologies that, owing to said standardisation, have a privileged market position. Examples of such patents…
HOFFMANN EITLE | European Union | 25 Sep 2023
New EU Legislation Proposals (Part II): Creation of a New SPC Landscape for Europe
In 2015, the EU Commission published a strategy paper1 addressing, inter alia, the lack of coherence in the unitary patent system in the absence of a…
Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners | European Union, Poland | 21 Sep 2023
IP Insights - The future od trademarks - position marks
It’s time for the new IP Insights, a pill of intellectual property law knowledge from Traple Konarski Podrecki & Partners specialists. Kaja Seń…
IAM | European Union, Taiwan | 20 Sep 2023
Apple, Alibaba and Uni-President Enterprise among top filers for green marks in Taiwan
The Taiwan IP Office (TIPO) has released an analysis report on the country’s sustainable sector from the past decade. The number of applications for…
