A twist too functional: General Court rejects hand-grip corkscrew trade mark By Marcel Pemsel on Thursday, March 12, 2026 3D trade marks Art. 7(1)(e)(ii) EUTMR corkscrew functionality General Court Marcel Pemsel trade marks +
Cheese, holes and weak distinctiveness: the General Court revisits Formula One Licensing v OHIM By Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, January 06, 2026 3D trade marks distinctiveness Formula One Licensing General Court Marcel Pemsel trade marks +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Asude Sena Moya on Wednesday, February 26, 2025 #NeverTooLate 3D trade marks AI AI training Artificial Intelligence Asude Sena Moya copyright copyright royalties distinctiveness events IP stategy patents pharmaceutical IP trade marks +
Abbott v Sinocare: 3D mark for glucose sensor invalid By Oliver Fairhurst on Thursday, February 20, 2025 3D marks 3D trade marks Abbott Diabetes Care Inc v Sinocare Inc & Ors [2025] EWHC 206 (Ch) acquired distinctiveness non-distinctive trade marks Oliver Fairhurst Richard Smith J +
Two skulls are confusingly similar – Crystal Head Vodka successfully enforced its 3D trade mark By Marcel Pemsel on Thursday, October 31, 2024 3D trade marks counterclaim for invalidity Crystal Head Vodka Higher Regional Court of Hamburg infringement Marcel Pemsel trade marks +
Small cars, big trouble reloaded By Marcel Pemsel on Saturday, July 06, 2024 3D trade marks genuine use German Supreme Court I ZR 23/23 Marcel Pemsel model cars trade marks volkswagen +
Bejewelled Eagle Head not a 3D trade mark, says EUIPO By Anna Maria Stein on Tuesday, June 04, 2024 3D trade mark consisting of the appearance of the product 3D trade marks jewellery lack of distinctive character +
General Court maintains the validity of Lego minifigures as EUTMs By Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Friday, December 08, 2023 3D trade marks Anastasiia Kyrylenko Art. 7(1)(e)(i) EUTMR Art. 7(1)(e)(ii) EUTMR Lego shape marks +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Chiara Gallo on Monday, July 31, 2023 3D trade marks Chiara Gallo copyright description amendments music streaming patent royalties patents second-hand fashion trade marks +
3D bottle trade mark distinctive but rejected on functionality grounds By Marcel Pemsel on Monday, July 24, 2023 3D trade marks Art. 7(1)(e)(ii) EUTMR bottle shape functionality General Court Marcel Pemsel T-10/22 trade marks Wajos +
General Court on unauthorised trade mark filing of an agent By Marcel Pemsel on Monday, July 17, 2023 3D trade marks agent Art. 8(3) EUTMR CEDC General Court Marcel Pemsel representative T-145/22 Underberg +
Never too late: if you missed the IPKat last week By Benjamin Goh on Thursday, June 08, 2023 3D trade marks Benjamin Goh Directive Proposal 2022/0408/COD EU Trade mark european pharma law academy GRUR lack of distinctiveness Parody Unified Patent Court +
3D trade marks for string cheese – Distinctive, yet descriptive? By Marcel Pemsel on Thursday, June 01, 2023 3D trade marks BPatG Bundespatentgericht descriptiveness distinctiveness Marcel Pemsel product shape substantial value technical result trade marks +