The European General Court (EGC) decided that the word mark “CHOICE” cannot be registered as a trademark because it is just a descriptive indication and therefore it is devoid of any distinctive character (Case…
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The General Court (EGC) upheld the decision by the Board of Appeal (BoA) regarding the invalidity proceedings in respect of the Yves Saint Laurent SAS (YSL) registered Community designs (RCD) 000613294-0001 and…
From 31 October 2015 the Madrid System operates as a single treaty system and the Protocol governs all the designations in the International Register. All new international applications shall be filed using the…
Interbrand was founded by John Murphy in 1974 as one of the first brand consultancy companies. Meanwhile, it has approximately 31 offices in 27 countries and is one of the largest and oldest brand consultancy…
On 6 October 2015 the European Parliament (EP) adopted a resolution on the possible extension of geographical indication (GI) protection of the European Union (EU) to non-agricultural products. The resolution…
European Trade Mark and Design Network (ETMDN) is a network connecting national and regional Intellectual Property Offices, User Associations and other IP Organisations. The network has on 2 October 2015…
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has given a preliminary ruling on questions relating to Nestlé’s three-dimensional trademark application representing the shape of a four finger chocolate-coated…
LexDellmeier IP Law Firm is looking for a German qualified Attorney at Law (Rechtsanwalt/Rechtsanwältin) as of 1 March 2016 or earlier. For more information please see our ad in German…
This year LexDellmeier has accepted two interns through the European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) Student Trainee Exchange Programme. It is my pleasure to be working with the LexDellmeier team from…
The European General Court (EGC) rejected the application for registration as a Community Trademark (CTM) of a three-dimensional sign of the shape of a rectangular games box consisting of a system of sliding…
The 8th edition of the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2015: “Effective Innovation Policies for Development” is the result of a collaboration between Cornell University, the international business school INSEAD,…
On 1 August 2015, the second part of OHIM's (Office of Harmonization in the Internal Market) updated Guidelines entered into force.
Since 2013, the Knowledge Circles of OHIM which involves staff from different…
The German Federal Court of Justice (BGH) ruled that one must be strict when comparing a word mark with a three-dimensional mark in order to prevent right owners from monopolizing product shapes by obtaining word…
On 1 July 2015, the European General Court (EGC) adopted new Rules of Procedure which replace the Rules of Procedure of 1991. The new Rules of Procedure have been adapted to the reality of proceedings currently…
On 1 September 2015, the USPTO launched a pilot program allowing, in some circumstances, the amendments to identifications of goods/services in trade mark registrations that would otherwise be beyond the scope of…
The European General Court (EGC) rules that a word with laudatory connotations may be registered as a trade mark if it does not specifically describe the goods and services and not all of its meanings are…
The German Federal Court of Justice ruled on two aspects of trade mark law in its recent decision. The conclusion of the Court was, firstly, that a mark which is registered in black and white is not identical…
The Situation Report on Counterfeiting in the European Union (EU), prepared by Europol and OHIM through the European Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights is a first try to capture the…
The European General Court (EGC) upholds the registrations of the shape of the Lego mini-figures as Community Trademarks (CTMs) (Judgments dated 16 June 2015; Cases T-395/14 and T-396/14). Background of the Case…
This year LexDellmeier is for the first time a part of the European Law Students’ Association’s Student Trainee Exchange Programme. The European Law Student’s Association (ELSA) is an international, independent,…