Organisation: Lidl

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With a 10% rise in trademark applications mostly spurred by Chinese filings flooding the USPTO in 2017, questions have been raised about whether the office can cope with this influx – both now and in the future.

26 June 2018

Lidl recently filed for invalidity of Primark’s LOVE TO LOUNGE mark on the grounds that it was descriptive and had no distinctive character. However, the EU General Court dismissed Lidl's application; it held that the mark required some cognitive or intellectual effort on the part of the relevant public when used in relation with the goods in question and therefore had distinctive character.

02 November 2017

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It has been quite a year for trademarks in Europe, with further turbulence ahead. As the EU Intellectual Property Office looks to the future, we asked users to assess its current performance and predict whether imminent industry developments will help or hinder it

01 September 2017

While trademark applications at the US Patent and Trademark Office continue to rise, a new administration and the unexpected resignation of Director Michelle Lee have raised questions as to how its future looks

01 July 2017

A number of significant decisions were handed down in Europe last year, with the courts grappling questions surrounding absolute and relative grounds for refusal, proper procedure and infringing and genuine use

01 May 2017

The World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) has released its latest filing figures report for international trademark applications. The data reveals a healthy 7.2% growth in 2016, with a significant rise in Chinese applicants using the system. Meanwhile, Zimbabwe this week set in process the ratification of the Madrid Protocol – two years after WIPO announced it joined.

15 March 2017

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The past year has been a busy one in Alicante. In addition to expanding its tools and activities, the EU Intellectual Property Office had to prepare for the changes ushered in by the European trademark reform package. In this year’s annual survey, we asked users to assess its performance during this period of change

01 September 2016

The General Court has issued its second decision in <I>riha WeserGold Getränke GmbH & Co KG v OHIM</I>, potentially putting an end to the nine-year-long opposition proceedings involving Lidl’s application for WESTERN GOLD and riha WeserGold’s earlier WESERGOLD marks. Among other things, the court reiterated that WESTERN GOLD and WESERGOLD were not similar.

11 December 2015

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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

In <I>Lidl Sitftung & Co KG v OHIM</I>, the General Court has annulled a decision of the Second Board of Appeal of OHIM, stating that the latter’s failure to communicate to applicant Lidl evidence of the renewal of the marks on which the opposition was based infringed the rights of the defence.

21 May 2015