Originality in copyright law: An objective test without any artistic merit requirement, recalls Arnold LJ By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, November 30, 2023 BSA C-393/09 copyright Eleonora Rosati graphic user interfaces Infopaq C-5/08 Mio C-580/23 originality THJ v Sheridan [2023] EWCA Civ 1354 UK copyright +
Prosecco: a plant variety or geographical indication? Singapore Court says "both"! By Jocelyn Bosse at Thursday, November 30, 2023 Australia geographical indications Jocelyn Bosse plant varieties Prosecco Singapore +
[Guest post] Harmonization of Uzbekistan’s legislation with international treaties. What does it offer for holders of well-known (famous) trademarks? By Eleonora Rosati at Thursday, November 30, 2023 bad faith famous trade marks Javohir Kurbonov Khalil Jurayev trade marks Uzbekistan well-known trade marks +
TOUR DE FRANCE vs. TOUR DE FRANCE A LA RAME : Reputation of TOUR DE FRANCE limited to cycling competitions By Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot at Wednesday, November 29, 2023 conceptual similarity Kevin Bercimuelle-Chamot phonetic similarities reputation trade mark with a reputation trade marks visual similarity +
[Guest post] Dutch IP battle about the hyped “Crompouce®”- a croissant-tompouce hybrid By Eleonora Rosati at Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Annelotte Boot Crompouce food Guest post Netherlands Robbert Sjoerdsma trade marks +
How distinctive are faces? By Marcel Pemsel at Wednesday, November 29, 2023 Board of Appeal distinctiveness EUIPO human faces Maartje Verhoef Marcel Pemsel Marlijn Hoek Puck Schrover Roos Abels trade marks +
Grana Padano: PDO and collective mark protections can be cumulative in the EU (R 1073/2022-5) By Alessandro Cerri at Tuesday, November 28, 2023 Alessandro Cerri collective marks distinctiveness EUTM Grana Padano misleading mark +
Clarity on the interpretation of G2/21 from the referring Board (T 0116/18) By Dr Rose Hughes at Monday, November 27, 2023 epo G 2/21 G2/21 inventive step patents PatKat plausibility Rose Hughes +
Can geometric signs on footwear be distinctive? Yes, says EUIPO By Anna Maria Stein at Monday, November 27, 2023 distinctiveness footwear geometric sign position trade mark +
[Guest post] Retromark Volume XIII: the last six months in trade marks By Eleonora Rosati at Monday, November 27, 2023 acquiescence beverly hills polo club Darren Meale Guest post Industrial Cleaning Equipment Lidl Lifestyle Equities Margiela Match Muzmatch Petsure Tesco Testarossa TikTok trade marks Umbro +