Organisation: Anheuser-Busch

In the final instalment of our series highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed, we take a closer look at the times the EUIPO Board of Appeal has erred in its judgment.

17 July 2024

In this dispute between competing breweries Anheuser-Busch and Amstel, the court found that ‘ultra’ was a generic, laudatory term which was incapable of differentiating the commercial origin of the goods.

26 June 2024

The Supreme Court addressed for the first time the issue of when use of a trademark on a foreign website infringes a UK trademark.

15 March 2024

This is the first time that the Court of Appeal has departed from EU law.

19 January 2024

We run through the most influential UK trademark decisions of the year – with one lined up for 2024 that is sure to keep the industry talking.

22 December 2023

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

Filing activity is continuing to decline among 25 of the world’s leading corporations, according to the latest WTR Brand Tracker data.

15 June 2022

Tech start-up CounterFind has launched what it describes as “the first automated solution for removing counterfeit NFTs”.

18 May 2022

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

WTR provides key data insights into the trademark activity of the world’s biggest companies between September and December 2021.

23 February 2022

Featured in Brand trademark tracker

Samsung seeks greater protection for its UTG brand, while Microsoft focuses on core name and products.  

05 November 2021

Its staple brands still have an important role to play as the brewer looks to expand into adjacent product areas such as hard seltzer and canned cocktails.

15 October 2021