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
The typical crack and fizz sound that occurs when opening a carbonated beverage is not registrable as a sound mark as it lacks any distinctive character. This was decided by the General Court of the European Union (GC) in a...more
By judgment of 24 September 2019 (T-219/18), the General Court ruled that the Community design of a scooter registered for a Chinese company does not infringe the rights of a traditional Italian company to its famous...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
/ Appeals ,
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
“Der Grüne Punkt” is a concept that presumably everyone in Germany is familiar with; recently, the financing symbol for participation in the dual collection and recovery systems was the subject matter of proceedings before...more
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das vergangene Jahr war turbulent: der Amtsantritt Donald Trumps, der Höhenflug des Bitcoin, die Bundestagswahl und vieles mehr beschäftigten - und überraschten - uns....more
2/2/2018
/ Blockchain ,
Copyright ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Design Patent ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Kodak ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Publishers ,
Slogans ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
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diesen Monat ist es endlich wieder soweit. Der IPunkt kehrt in neuem Gewand zurück.
Passend hierzu haben unsere Autoren die neuesten Updates im Bereich des IPMT kurz...more
11/9/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Blockchain ,
Data Protection ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
Germany ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Smart Contracts ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks