Region: Europe

Famous sports personalities before EU courts: some you win, some you lose

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

Global statistics: viewership figures, biggest deals and famous personalities

Featured in WTR Special Report Q2 2024: Training your defence: the sports brand playbook

15 July 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury’s latest courtroom wins

The second instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed explores recent successes for Canada Goose, Hermès, Lacoste and Skechers.

12 July 2024

Nirvana and Marc Jacobs settle dispute; GSK obtains restraining order; HP barred from using WEX – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the US Fifth Circuit ordering a retrial of Gibson vs Dean Guitars, Skims topping a list of the most popular celebrity clothing brands, and much more.

12 July 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: when rights holders can’t pin down position marks

We kick off our latest series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed by examining the lessons learned from unsuccessful attempts to register non-traditional position marks.

11 July 2024

Georgia launches IP digitisation project; WIPO opens 2024 General Assembly; IPONZ introduces new learning hub – IP office updates

In this latest update, we look at the departure of two Poland IP office deputy presidents, Philippines calling for comments on proposed RAPID Rules, and much more.

10 July 2024

Supreme Court confirms commercialisation of products incorporating applied plastic creations without authorisation may constitute IP crime under Criminal Code

The Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court has re-established the validity of a first-instance judgment that held the unauthorised commercialisation of registered artistic prints on third-party handbags constituted IP infringement under the Criminal Code.

10 July 2024

Current IP laws could “clash” with the right to a healthy environment, paper warns

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

PIPCU celebrates Euro 2024 success; San Miguel brand shift; video game accused of violating NYPD marks – news digest

In our latest round-up, we look at the Malaysia government’s “inaccurate” use of IP protection term, a $10 million haul of fake goods in Kentucky , and much more.

09 July 2024

Limited scope of protection for Burlington’s figurative sock mark

Illustrating the need for clear development of more abstract, simpler figurative marks, the Federal Supreme Court has essentially limited the scope of protection for a combination of basic geometric elements to cases of identity.

09 July 2024