Organisation: Puma

Puma’s deft handling of a global shake-up to its brand strategy and rapid adoption of new technologies has won its trademark team this year’s EMEA award.

27 August 2024

The court has confirmed that FOOTWARE refers to the ‘intended purpose’ of the relevant goods and services, which is a characteristic expressly listed in Article 7(1)(c). 

28 June 2024

New businesses are stepping in to cater to the lucrative ‘rep scene’, which was left in disarray after the raid and subsequent suspension of Pandabuy operations.

30 May 2024

The court notably dismissed Puma’s argument that the comparison between the earlier designs and the contested designs should be made based on the soles of the shoes. 

23 May 2024

Among those honoured at this year's WTR Industry Awards were the trademark teams from adidas, Fanatics, Harley-Davidson, Jack Daniel’s and Yum! Brands.

22 May 2024

Although damages were not granted in this case, the grant of partial costs to the plaintiff should encourage similar actions. 

21 May 2024

The EUIPO's João Negrão, EU General Court and Board of Appeal judges, and in-house experts from Nestlé and Assa Abloy share their thoughts on the challenges that lie ahead for European trademark, copyright and design law, at the EUIPO's fifth IP Case Law Conference.

04 May 2024

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates that you may have missed by looking at cases where trademark owners in the fashion and luxury industry have failed to defend their rights. 

18 April 2024

We continue our series highlighting recent Legal Updates you may have missed by looking at success stories in the fashion and luxury industry – providing insights into parody products and the fight against the sale of counterfeit goods on e-commerce platforms, among other things. 

16 April 2024

The case demonstrates that screenshots from Instagram posts or the Wayback Machine are sufficient to demonstrate the disclosure of a contested Community design.

19 March 2024