The German Federal Court of Justice recently published a decision (Case No. I ZB 16/20) clarifying that trademark owners bear the burden of proof for public recognition of a trademark within the affected trade circles in...more
Markeninhaber tragen sowohl im Anmelde- als auch im Löschungsverfahren die Feststellungslast für die Verkehrsdurchsetzung einer Marke. Der Inhaber einer Marke sei am besten in der Lage, Beweis dafür zu erbringen, dass sich...more
In July, the Second Board of Appeal of EUIPO declared the MONOPOLY trade mark invalid to the extent that the underlying application covered goods and services for which the trade mark was already registered. Such filings...more
9/10/2019
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Bad Faith ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Goods or Services ,
Grace Period ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Non-Use of Trademarks ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
In its judgment C-693/17 earlier this year, the CJEU confirmed a decision of the GC in design invalidity proceedings, in which the proprietor of a trademark protecting the image of product packaging successfully took action...more
7/12/2019
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Brand ,
Corporate Branding ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Logos ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Enforcement ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Invalidity ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks