bearing that trade mark, with the result that consumers will know those goods before being able to associate them with that trade mark, is likely substantially to impede the use of that mark, by...

register seems rather redundant and may not add any significant value. In fact, given the risks associated with the Draft SEP Regulation and the EUIPO’s register, it is not unlikely that...

typical of acceleration, BMW’s registered sound mark does not evoke any comparable (or different) association, much less is it descriptive. 3. No consideration of the requirement of availability...

secrecy according the regulations to the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and the uncertainties associated to them. In particular, the presentation of comparable license agreements under...