[Guest post] Asking ourselves ‘Y’ – Are shape marks shaping complex products’ aftermarkets? By Eleonora Rosati on Wednesday, October 16, 2024 debranding exhaustion Guest post Jozefien Vanherpe Manon Vanderhaeghe shape marks spare parts T-260/23 trade marks volvo +
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 +
Shape of a teddy bear registerable for jewellery? By Marcel Pemsel on Tuesday, August 08, 2023 distinctiveness General Court jewellery Marcel Pemsel shape marks T-591/21 teddy bear trade marks +
Eos fails to register the shape of its lip balm as EUTM (case C-672/21 P) By Anastasiia Kyrylenko on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 3D trade marks Anastasiia Kyrylenko distinctive character distinctiveness fashion law non-traditional marks shape marks T-489/20 trade marks +
General Court rules that shape of Guerlain's Rouge G lipstick case can be registered as a trade mark By Eleonora Rosati on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 3D trade marks distinctive character distinctiveness Eleonora Rosati non-traditional marks shape marks T-488/20 Guerlain trade marks +
Thursday Thingies By Cecilia Sbrolli on Thursday, November 08, 2018 CeBIL ECS FRAND helsinki IIPLA influencers Intellectual property case law seminar shape marks social media virtual reality Westminster law school +
BREAKING: in his new Opinion in Louboutin AG Szpunar (confirms and) advises CJEU to rule that a trade mark combining colour and shape may be refused or declared invalid By Eleonora Rosati on Tuesday, February 06, 2018 absolute grounds for refusal AG Szpunar CJEU colour marks Eleonora Rosati EU trade mark law Louboutin C-163/16 position marks red sole shape marks shapes which give substantial value +
Never Too Late: if you missed the IPKat last week! By Tian Lu on Monday, November 13, 2017 Climate change EPO president EU IP GS Media safeguards shape marks Tian Lu trade secrets. +