Region: Europe

Innovation at the French IP office: spotlight on trademark tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

In a major update, INPI CEO Pascal Faure outlines the innovative tools and services that the office has in place – and those it is developing for the future.

18 July 2024

bet365 secures figurative mark in limited classes – excluding betting

The Fifth Board of Appeal held the figurative BET365 mark did not lack distinctiveness for specific goods and services in Classes 16, 35 and 42, after the mark was refused for, among other things, betting and gambling services in Class 41.

18 July 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: when the EUIPO Board of Appeal gets it wrong

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

Austria performs best on IP in 2024 innovation scoreboard, but intellectual assets have been a “challenge” for EU since 2017

Austria, Denmark and Malta have received the most trademark, PCT and design applications in the European Union, relative to their GDP, over the past year. Meanwhile, Denmark is still the top EU innovator, according to the European Commission's 2024 European Innovation Scoreboard.

16 July 2024

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury courtroom defeats

The third instalment in our series highlighting Legal Updates you may have missed asks what we can learn from recent trademark defeats for Kurt Geiger, Hermès, Timberland and Vans.

16 July 2024

General Court: evidence of distinctiveness not relevant in assessing absolute ground of refusal of 3D shape under Article 7(1)(e)

A recent judgment of the General Court provides guidance on how to interpret Article 7(1)(e) of the EU Trademark Regulation and the relevance of evidence claimed to demonstrate that the relevant public perceives a 3D shape as a trademark.

16 July 2024

Innovation at the French IP office: spotlight on trademark tools and services

Featured in IP office tools and services

bet365 secures figurative mark in limited classes – excluding betting

Legal Updates you may have missed: when the EUIPO Board of Appeal gets it wrong

Austria performs best on IP in 2024 innovation scoreboard, but intellectual assets have been a “challenge” for EU since 2017

Legal Updates you may have missed: fashion and luxury courtroom defeats

General Court: evidence of distinctiveness not relevant in assessing absolute ground of refusal of 3D shape under Article 7(1)(e)

Esports: who are the biggest brands and where are they filing?

Defending Liverpool FC off the pitch: in-house insights on brand protection

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

Cleaning the streets of counterfeit merchandise: how the UK’s specialist IP crime unit tackles infringement around major sporting events

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

Premier League: the portfolios of football’s biggest clubs and players

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