Organisation: Audi

Current EU trademark and copyright laws could interfere with a shift towards more sustainable consumerism, a recent paper warns. However, public interest arguments might provide legal protection to repair, refurbishment and upcycling businesses where existing exceptions to IP infringement fall short. 

09 July 2024

The so-called ‘repair’ clause, such as that existing in design law under Regulation 6/2002, was not provided for by the EU legislature in Regulation 2017/1001.

09 February 2024

In our latest round-up, we look at darts prodigy Luke Littler planning to register his name as a trademark, Cahill Gordon & Reindel welcoming a patent litigator, and much more.

30 January 2024

We highlight five of the most prominent EU trademark decisions of the past 12 months, before looking ahead to a number of interesting pending cases.

28 December 2023

This is the first case in the Netherlands in which the claimant relied on the recent CJEU decision in Louboutin v Amazon. 

19 September 2023

A rejected Porsche mark hints to alternative trademark routes for electric vehicle brands.

18 September 2023

Featured in Physical marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In a major update from our series highlighting physical marketplaces that reportedly engage in the trade of counterfeit goods, we head to Kazakhstan.

06 October 2022

The lack of cooperation of an individual whose company was found to wilfully counterfeit and infringe Audi AG’s trademark and design patent rights has motivated a court to significantly increase damages against them. 

18 May 2022

We reflect on the ’.brand’ project and what conclusions to draw from recent termination requests in our latest Saturday opinion column.

07 August 2021

Applications for US design patents have increased by 50% over the past decade. Debevoise & Plimpton’s Megan Bannigan, Justin Ferrone and Anna Rennich analyse why so many brand owners are taking this route to bypass trade dress obstacles.

22 July 2021