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Virtual Goods in Focus – EU General Court’s First Ruling
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Fraudulent Invoices in IP Matters – Criminals in Germany sentenced to 22 months in prison on probation
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Genuine Use of a Trademark – Always relevant, always worth a Reminder
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All these small Gimmicks – Trademark Infringement?
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EUIPO DECISION ON WHEEL DESIGNS
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Wake-up call for McDonald’s – new EUIPO decision saves EU Trademark “BIG MAC”
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YUMMY OR DANGEROUS? PEANUT EXTASY
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Ferrari succeeds on the basis of unregistered designs
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Well-known trademark “PUMA” prevails against “PLUMAflex by Road”
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The "déjà vu" feeling - nullity of an EU design (lamp)
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Plopp... hissss… - Opening of a can - a sound mark?
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„Bavaria Weed“ - A Trademark Application Contrary to Public Order?!
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TO BE OR NOT TO BE -- OKTOBERFEST
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The Power of Test Labels
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H’ugo’s – a famous Munich local Pizza Bar Lounge wins trademark case at the European Union General Court
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Three "Stripes" - and you are out - EU General Court cancels adidas 3-stripe mark
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When a striker acts as a defender: EU General Court’s decision “NEYMAR” (T-795/17)
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„Model: Sam“ - Use as a trademark or a simple model designation?
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At a glance: Higher Regional Court Frankfurt a.M. rules on international competence of German courts for adverts on the Internet (Decision 6 U 3/18 of 14 February 2019)
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ECJ landmark case: Successful invalidity proceedings against an EU design based on an earlier trademark
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McDonald’s failed to prove genuine use regarding its EU Trademark ‘BIG MAC’
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General Court: France.com cannot be registered as an EU trademark
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Marriott wins case against Austrian billionaire: General Court rules visual and conceptual similarity between figurative marks
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How to protect the combination of two colors? European General Court denies Red Bull trademark protection.
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Ritter Sport´s 3D trademark remains registered in Germany
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Talking jewelry: what makes a valid shape mark?
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The Swiss Court decides on a position trademark
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The multitude of Merck lawsuits gets CJEU involved
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Football frenzy leaves the pitch and enters the legal arena
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WhatsApp - Terms of Service
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In Switzerland, Apple’s iPhone home button is considered not distinctive, but purely decorative.
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BGH: Work title protection for smartphone apps
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EGC: Likelihood of confusion between figurative mark ‘cushe’ and earlier ‘she’ marks
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CJEU: Preliminary ruling on questions relating to protectability of the Kit Kat shape
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Haribo vs. Lindt – Lindt’s golden chocolate bear does not infringe Haribo’s trade mark rights
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HOT - Registration of laudatory signs as trade marks
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BMW’s trade mark rights infringed by spare parts business
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CJEU: Protectability of three –dimensional shape marks
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Color mark „yellow“: Langenscheidt wins in trademark dispute
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14 June 2013: Munich Patent Law Conference - Calculating Damages in Patent Infringement Cases
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European National Patent Decisions: Overview and Summary 2004 - 2011
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Louboutin’s Red Soles - The first verdict is here!
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Embedding a „Like“ Button is not unfair competition.
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"Neuschwanstein" is not a trademark!
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How distinctive is the Easter Bunny? Or Rudolph the red-nosed trademark?
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