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