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Court of Justice of the European Union: Limitation of trademark rights only to the extent provided for in the Trademarks Directive – Extraterritorial application of national trademark rights: Possession abroad

Two judgments of the CJEU rendered on August 1, 2025, dealt with significant trademark issues of…

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Brexit: Address for service in proceedings before the IP Office of the United Kingdom

In proceedings before the IP Office of the United Kingdom (UKIPO), representation by a lawyer or…

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Trademarks, Designs, IP Reports
Brexit and Trademarks and Designs

Starting with a summary of the provisions in the Withdrawal Agreement, we will present a more…

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Trademarks, Designs
"Hard" Brexit? – What happens to EU trademarks and Community designs?

On March 29, 2019, the United Kingdom (UK) will leave the European Union (EU). If this should happen…

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Trademarks, Automotive
Surprising extension of trademark protection: The Court of Justice of the European Union holds that “debranding” of imported original products is trademark infringement

In its judgment of 25 July 2018 in Case C-129/17, Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd v. Duma Forklifts, the…

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Court of Justice of the European Union: "Champagne Sorbet" does not infringe "Champagne" if the sorbet contains Champagne and has a taste attributable primarily to the presence of that ingredient

CJEU established, for the first time, principles for the use of a protected designation of origin as…

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IP Report 2016 Special
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Court of Justice of the European Union: Use of trademarks on replacement parts for automobiles as trademark infringement – design law does not authorise trademark infringement (order of October 6, 2015 – Case C-500/14 – Ford Motor Co. v Wheeltrims)

Wheeltrims is selling wheel caps („trims“) duplicating the original caps, applying on some of them…

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German Federal Supreme Court: Proof of acquired distinctiveness – Requirement of “use as a trademark” – Defining the product category and subject matter for opinion surveys (decision of July 9, 2015 – Case I ZB 65/13 – Nivea-Blau/Nivea Blue)

The German company Beiersdorf AG is proprietor of the German trademark No 305 71 072, registered in…

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IP Report 2014/III
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IP Report 2014/II

 

 

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IP Report 2013/IV

 

 

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IP Report 2013/III

 

 

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IP Report 2013/II

 

 

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IP Report 2013/I