Organisation: Hewlett-Packard

The CJEU confirmed that, when a party invokes the exhaustion of trademark rights, the burden of proof may not necessarily be borne exclusively by the defendant.

31 January 2024

In a victory for HP Hewlett Packard Group LLC, the Re-examination and Evaluation Board rejected a trademark application containing the same word element, in the same colour, as the well-known HP marks.  

12 July 2023

Featured in Stock market performance

The WTR Brand Elite project tracks how a defined set of brand-focused companies with industry-leading trademark teams perform against stock market indices.

26 April 2021

Featured in Trademark register tracker

While European trademark practice is on the cusp of significant change, the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market’s (OHIM) gaze is firmly focused on the present. In this year’s annual OHIM survey we asked users to assess the office’s current performance and the likely impact that the legislative package will have once enacted

01 September 2015

The Moscow Appellate Court has ruled in favour of Xerox Corporation in a dispute concerning the domain name 'hpxerox.ru', which had been registered by a Russian individual. The case, which had first been appealed to the IP Court, also involved the issue of which court is competent to hear IP rights disputes.

03 October 2014

<i>World Trademark Review</i> presents its annual focus on the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market, polling users to gauge sentiment on its performance, assessing the impact of upcoming legislative changes and presenting updates direct from Alicante.

31 August 2014

Almost 1,500 nominations and two months of extensive research later, the shortlist for this year's WTR Industry Awards can now be revealed. The awards recognise the vital work of in-house trademark counsel and identify those teams and individuals that are performing their functions to the highest standards. The winners will be announced next month at an exclusive reception in Washington DC.

19 April 2012

Last week almost 90 business associations and companies joined forces with the Association of National Advertisers to form the Coalition for Responsible Internet Domain Oversight and oppose the rollout of the gTLD programme. While some commentators have argued that the call has come too late, the ANA’s general counsel has told <i>WTR</i> that the fight will continue beyond the application window if necessary.

16 November 2011