Simple homage to pre-existing work doesn't qualify as parody under French law By Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot at Monday, December 26, 2022 Cofemel copyright Deckmyn france Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot Parody Tintin +
The IPKat EPO Boards of Appeal Year in Review 2022 By Dr Rose Hughes at Saturday, December 24, 2022 Boards of Appeal epo patents PatKat Rose Hughes +
‘Whole whole whole’ - T-358/21 – Assessment of the food industry’s genuine use evidence By Tian Lu at Friday, December 23, 2022 Asia Correspondent EU General Court evidence of genuine use T-358/21 Tian Lu trade marks +
The Grand Board of EUIPO ruled in the ICELAND case: Both contested EUTMs were registered in breach of Article 7(1)(c) EUTMR By Giorgio Luceri at Friday, December 23, 2022 absolute grounds for invalidity acquired distinctiveness Art 7(1)(c) EUTMR Article 59 EUTMR Board of Appeal cancellation division descriptiveness EUIPO Giorgio Luceri Grand Board Iceland +
Has the Court of Appeal signalled the end of English judicial influence of Arrow declarations? By Henry P Yang at Thursday, December 22, 2022 arrow declaration Court of Appeal Lord Justice Arnold patents +
[BREAKING] CJEU issues decision in Louboutin's online marketplace trade mark battle By Annsley Merelle Ward at Thursday, December 22, 2022 #IPKat AmeriKat Article 9(2) CJEU Community trade mark infringement EU trade mark regulation louboutin online marketplaces Trade mark use +
The difficulty of protecting tactile marks By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, December 21, 2022 EU Trade mark EUTMR graphic representation Marcel Pemsel non-traditional trade mark tactile mark trade marks +
Use of a 3D mark for a potato chip in an altered form: what is needed to avoid revocation for non use? By Nedim Malovic at Tuesday, December 20, 2022 EU Trade mark EUTMR genuine use Nedim Malovic non-conventional trade marks +
What is right with EU trade agreements? By Anastasiia Kyrylenko at Monday, December 19, 2022 Anastasiia Kyrylenko CJEU enforcement EU trade agreements Georgia Moldova third countries Ukraine +