Loeb Smith Attorneys | European Union, Global, United Kingdom, etc. | 16 Dec 2016
Recent years have seen an unprecedented rise of the FinTech industry, i.e. financial technology businesses. According to the World…
IP Law Galli | European Union, Italy | 15 Aug 2016
The Supreme Court recently issued a decision in the ongoing saga between renowned stylist Elio Fiorucci and the company that he founded. The decision examined Fiorucci's rights to register his name as a trademark after leaving the company – which had registered his name as a trademark with his agreement – and the potential deceptiveness of a trademarked name when the relationship between the......
Bugnion SpA | European Union | 28 Jul 2016
And not even by national EU Court decisions...
Loyens & Loeff | European Union | 22 Jul 2016
On 5 July 2015, the General Court of the European Union rendered its judgment in Case T-518/13, ruling that the repute of McDonald's trade marks…
Mayer Brown | European Union | 13 Jun 2016
The EU Trademark Regulation (2015/2424/EU) amending the Community Trademark Regulation (207/2009/EC) entered into force on 23 March 2016 (the "new…
Baker & Hostetler LLP | European Union, USA | 31 May 2016
As of March 23, 2016, the “Community Trade Mark” (CTM) is going by a new name: the “European Union Trade Mark” (EUTM), reflecting the evolution of…
Squire Patton Boggs | European Union | 26 May 2016
SPEZOOMIX held to be confusingly similar to SPEZI In BrandGroup GmbH v Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) and Brauerei S Riegele…
Roschier, Attorneys Ltd | European Union, Finland, Sweden | 23 May 2016
On 29 February 2016, the Finnish Market Court ("Market Court") imposed a fine of EUR 15,000 on the Finnish Bakery Federation for unlawful price…
FRKelly | European Union | 16 May 2016
In LG Developpement v OHIM, the EU General Court has upheld a finding by the OHIM Board of Appeal of a likelihood of confusion between the trademark…
Barnes & Thornburg LLP | European Union | 14 Apr 2016
Change isn't always easy, but the EU is giving it a go. The European Community's trademark office, known as the Office for Harmonization in the…