In our latest round-up, we look at Pinduoduo removing counterfeit sellers from its subsidy programme, Kiklis Law Firm launching in Alexandria, and more.
A key takeaway is that techniques such as visualisation and reframing are useful tools that can help parties look beyond their initial positions.
The judgment serves as a warning that trademark rights are significantly influenced by actual use in India.
In our latest round-up, we look at electric vehicle firms reaching an agreement on the LUCID GRAVITY mark, Shoppedia pledging “no more counterfeits”, and much more.
02 July 2024
It is arguably the first time that a brand owner has successfully established and enforced a colour mark at this level.
01 July 2024
This dispute between Nestlé and A2 Milk serves as a valuable example of how the Chinese courts will assess distinctiveness.
28 June 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
When assessing the evidence of genuine use, individual pieces of evidence should not be analysed in isolation, but together, in order to identify their most likely and coherent significance.
24 June 2024
The decision reiterates that the conceptual difference between two marks will generally not outweigh the visual and aural similarities between them.
24 June 2024
In this latest update, the WIPO Design Law Treaty comments deadline looms, Chile expands its deadlines for Biobío applicants, and much more.
19 June 2024
DTTM Operations LCC, which manages Donald Trump’s IP rights, was partially successful in opposition proceedings against a German businessman’s application for TRUMP.
19 June 2024
The reputation acquired in the market by a word element in a trademark application may be relevant when assessing the likelihood of confusion with an earlier mark.
17 June 2024
In a dispute between MV Group, a leading wholesaler in the Baltic States, and AIBĖ, the largest alliance of retailers in Lithuania and Latvia, the Appeals Division has found that the figurative marks BOTTLERY and BOTELLA were confusingly similar.
17 June 2024
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