Digital assets and NFTs being all the rage, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) is increasingly receiving trademark applications covering virtual goods and NFTs, the regulatory classification of which is...more
9/7/2022
/ Artists ,
Blockchain ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
eSports ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Gaming ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Metaverse ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Online Gaming ,
Popular ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Court of Justice of the European Union, 6 September 2018, Case C-488/16 P BSGE v EUIPO/Freistaat Bayern -
King Ludwig II. of Bavaria was without a doubt an architectural visionary. During his reign in the second half of...more
9/13/2018
/ Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
Geographically Descriptive ,
German Federal Supreme Court ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Real Estate Market ,
Tourism ,
Tourists ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
Decision of the German Patent and Trademark Office of 27 March 2018 (ref. no. 30 2013 057 574 – S 33/17/Lösch) -
The German PTO has seen the light in the dark of the “Black Friday” battles: The term has been declared free...more
4/10/2018
/ Financial Services Industry ,
Germany ,
Inherently Distinctive ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Money Services Business ,
PayPal ,
Retail Market ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks