24
November
2021
The sign representing the crest of the football club AC Milan cannot be registered internationally as a trade mark designating the Union for stationery and office supplies
The General Court, in a recent decision, confirmed that the sign representing the crest of the football club AC Milan cannot be registered internationally as a trade mark…
17
November
2021
The Swiss Federal Court declares the nullity of the three-dimensional trademark relating to Nespresso capsules
Swiss Supreme Court invalidated the Nespresso capsule 3D Mark registered by Nespresso SA in class 30 for coffee, coffee extracts and coffee-based preparations.
10
November
2021
International Interns' Day worldwide
Did you know that today is International Interns' Day worldwide?
3
November
2021
May two trademarks composed of letters from two different alphabets be confusing similar?
The General Court, with its decision in Case T-399/20, confirmed the existence of a likelihood of confusion between the figurative trademarks Ø and ϕ, that depict letters of two…
27
October
2021
World Audiovisual Heritage Day
27 October: World Audiovisual Heritage Day On this day, we would like to remember VHS videotapes, which many of you will surely remember well!
21
October
2021
Nobel and patents
On 21 October 1833, Alfred Nobel was born, the chemist who founded the prestigious award.
20
October
2021
The trademark COLLIBRA e KOLIBRI are confusingly similar also if they are related to software that have a different purpose
The company Collibra filed two applications for registration with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) for the sign COLLIBRA in word and figurative version.…
6
October
2021
Champagne vs Champanillo
The Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne, a body which protects the interests of champagne producers, acted before the Spanish courts in order to contest the use of the…
4
October
2021
The EU Court of Justice takes a decision on the Champanillo case
The Court of Justice of the European Union, called to define the confines of the European Union Law with regard to the protection of PDO and PGI products, has forbidden the use of…
