In our series of blog articles, genuine use of a trademark has already been an issue. But since the topic is very important and can even lead to loss of trademark rights, awareness raising cannot be rated high enough. We therefore chose the “LUTAMAX” decision of the General Court of the European Union (Joined Cases T-221/22 and T-242/22) to bring the topic to your attention once again.

(Source: Shutterstock Vector ID: 2148722679) Weiterlesen über Genuine Use of a Trademark – Always relevant, always worth a Reminder

If you have ever had to take your case from the EUIPO to the General Court or even to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), it might have taken you a while to get a decision. Thus, among other reasons, the European Union decided to slightly amend the judicial structure of the Court of Justice to make the system more efficient.

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Over the last few years, an increasing amount of law firms have announced that they will start using artificial intelligence (AI). However, for many it may still be unclear what the concept of AI includes and what kind of possibilities it has to offer especially in the legal field. This article aims to give an overview on how law firms can take advantage of AI and chatbots to support their daily work. At the end of the article, the possible impact that AI will have on the legal profession is shortly discussed.

The German Patent and Trademark Office (GPTO) refused registration of the trademark “Oktoberfest” – just before the Münchner Oktoberfest will start.

 

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With the legal profession traditionally being male-dominated, Lawyer Monthly aims to recognise the struggles female lawyers overcome, in order to be the best for their clients. That is why we are very proud to have received the Women in Law Award and to be on the cover of the 2019 edition of the Lawyer Monthly Women in Law Awards Magazine.

H’ugo’s – a famous Munich local Pizza Bar Lounge wins trademark case at the European Union General Court

With its decision dated 9 July 2019, the European General Court (T-397/18) confirms the finding of the previous EUIPO instances regarding the likelihood of confusion between the prior word mark “H’ugo’s” and a younger figurative mark containing the word elements “HUGO’S BURGER BAR” (European Union Trademark Application No. 014608806).


H’ugo’s                             vs.                       

EUTM no. 006706022                                     EUTMA no. 014608806
(word mark)                                                   (figurative mark)

In June 2019, Brand Finance, an independent brand valuation consultancy with offices all over the world published its annual report ‘Beers 25 2019’ which lists the world’s most valuable beer brands – and found Budweiser’s brand value was USD 7.5 billion.

Guess how much growth you can achieve in case you invest in trademarks, designs, patents etc.?

Just recently this year in 2019, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the European Patent Office (EPO) released a joint study, which examines the relationship between the growth prospects of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and their IP activity.

With its decision dated 19 June 2019, the European General Court (T-307/17) confirms invalidity of one of adidas’ three-stripe-marks, namely European Union Trademark Registration No. 12442166.

I. Background of the case

EU trademark No. 12442166, claiming protection for the below sign, was filed by the German company adidas AG as a figurative mark on 18 December 2013.

In June 2019, Europol and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) published the first EU-wide intellectual property crime threat assessment, building upon two previous joint situation reports on piracy and counterfeiting. The report confirms links between IP crime and the increasingly professionalized organized crime networks in the EU.

 

With its decision dated 14 May 2019, the European General Court confirms a decision of the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s Board of Appeal invalidating European Union trademark registration no. 011432044 “NEYMAR”.