EUIPO receives first sound mark application to protect against digital replicas and deepfakes By Eleonora Rosati at Sunday, May 17, 2026 AI Deepfakes digital replicas distinctiveness Eleonora Rosati enforcement EUIPO Giusy Ferreri public policy substantial value trade marks +
EUIPO Grand Board refuses registration of ‘GEORGE ORWELL’ as a trade mark for inter alia books By Eleonora Rosati at Friday, December 26, 2025 descriptiveness distinctiveness Eleonora Rosati EUIPO GEORGE ORWELL names public policy R 2248/2019-G substantial value titles trade marks Vigeland +
Can trade mark law help protect one’s privacy (and stop the spread of embarrassing WhatsApp audio messages)? By Eleonora Rosati at Wednesday, August 13, 2025 bad faith distinctiveness Eleonora Rosati Italy occhi spaccanti Privacy public policy Raoul Bova trade marks +
At last: Habemus Covidiot! By Eleonora Rosati at Sunday, June 02, 2024 accepted principles of morality Brexit COVIDIOT distinctiveness Eleonora Rosati Freedom of expression Grand Board IKEA La Mafia Pablo Escobar public policy trade marks +
‘Pablo Escobar’ contrary to public policy and accepted principles of morality By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, May 01, 2024 accepted principles of morality Art. 7(1)(f) EUTMR General Court Marcel Pemsel Pablo Escobar public policy T-255/23 +
Never Too Late: If you missed the IPKat last week! By Chiara Gallo at Friday, September 15, 2023 Chiara Gallo events Interdigital v Lenovo inventive step non-use patents product public policy sound marks trade marks trade secrets trends +
What are “public policy” and “accepted principles morality” in EU design law? By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Anastasiia Kyrylenko designs france Germany morality public policy +
Could ‘COVIDIOT’ be a trade mark in the EU? By Nedim Malovic at Sunday, June 12, 2022 Article 7(1)f EUTMR Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union COVID COVIDIOT European Convention of Human Rights EUTMR Freedom of expression morality Nedim Malovic public policy trade marks +
Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Tuesday, March 31, 2020 Anastasiia Kyrylenko Book review CDSM Directive copyright public policy tattoos +
The broader teachings of the CJEU 'Fack Ju Göhte' decision: trade marks, freedom of expression, and ... other IP rights By Eleonora Rosati at Saturday, March 14, 2020 #IPKat absolute grounds for refusal CJEU Constantin Film C-240/18 P copyright Eleonora Rosati Fack Ju Göhte Freedom of expression morality Parody public policy trade marks +