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  • Barbie keeps its head: Mattel successfully protects doll head design in EU
    Barbie keeps its head: Mattel successfully protects doll head design in EU

    La décision du Tribunal de l'UE du 1er décembre 2021 réaffirme que ni les préférences du marché ni les considérations commerciales ou esthétiques ne sont considérées comme des limites à la liberté de ...
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  • Update from the EPO: Getting your European priorities (even) straighter
    Update from the EPO: Getting your European priorities (even) straighter

    Latest development at the EPO is a further example of the challenges that applicants, particularly from the US, face when ensuring valid priority claims for European Patent (EP) applications, as Dr Ol...
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  • [Webinar] How to futureproof your trademark portfolio
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    [Webinar] How to futureproof your trademark portfolio
    Trademarks & Designs

    In February 2022, our experts discussed how to effectively manage an international trademark portfolio with the new (virtual) world challenges through the corporate lens, with speakers from GrandVisio...
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  • China to join the International Design system in May 2022
    China to join the International Design system in May 2022

    Le système international de protection des dessins et modèles continue de s'étendre, la Chine étant le dernier pays à avoir déposé une demande d'adhésion. Le pays achèvera ce processus le 5 mai 2022, ...
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  • Recent updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination
    Recent updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination

    L’OEB vient de publier une version préliminaire de ses Directives relatives à l’examen pratiqué à l’Office Européen des Brevets - la nouvelle version entrera en vigueur le 1er mars 2022.
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  • Trademark dilution and the (S)POTIFY dispute
    Trademark dilution and the (S)POTIFY dispute
    Trademarks & Designs

    Music app Spotify has successfully opposed the registration of the trademark ‘Potify’ by marijuana app Potify on the grounds of dilution by blurring and tarnishment. Julia Schefman examines the US Tra...
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  • The caterpillar is still hungry for a ‘lookalike’ decision
    The caterpillar is still hungry for a ‘lookalike’ decision

    Le conflit juridique opposant Marks & Spencer et Aldi au sujet de leurs gâteaux d'anniversaire rivaux Colin the Caterpillar et Cuthbert the Caterpillar a été la source de nombreux titres et posts sur ...
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  • German courts caught off guard by Ferrari’s unregistered design
    German courts caught off guard by Ferrari’s unregistered design

    Dans un communiqué de presse datant du 2 décembre 2014, Ferrari a présenté pour la première fois au public sa nouvelle voiture de sport FXX K, destinée uniquement à être conduite sur circuit et produi...
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  • Clothing giant Zara unsuccessful in food trademark case
    Clothing giant Zara unsuccessful in food trademark case

    Inditex, la société mère de la marque de vêtements à la mode Zara, a partiellement échoué dans sa tentative d'enregistrer une marque de l’Union européenne pour couvrir des produits alimentaires, des r...
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  • Is your anti-counterfeiting strategy up to scratch?
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    Is your anti-counterfeiting strategy up to scratch?

    Counterfeit activity is a threat to all modern businesses, affecting their profits, their reputation and, in some cases, the safety of their consumers. But, so persistent is the threat – particularly ...
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  • Jamaica joins International design and trademark systems
    Jamaica joins International design and trademark systems

    Les systèmes internationaux de protection des marques et des dessins et modèles continuent de se développer, la Jamaïque étant le dernier pays à avoir déposé des instruments d'adhésion, ce qui est une...
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  • Best practices in trademark management: Setting the strategy
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    Best practices in trademark management: Setting the strategy

    Download our trademark management white paper to find out how to build a trademark strategy that supports your business goals.
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  • Don't touch my typography: Fonts and IP
    Don't touch my typography: Fonts and IP

    Ce célèbre slogan, qui prend son origine dans un discours prononcé par Victor Hugo devant l'Assemblée nationale en 1851, ne trouve pas à s’appliquer lorsqu’il s’agit de l’usage des polices d’écriture....
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  • An update on oral proceedings at the European Patent Office
    An update on oral proceedings at the European Patent Office

    Le 16 juillet 2021, la Grande Chambre de recours de l’OEB a rendu la décision G1/21, qui autorise les procédures orales devant les chambres de recours sous forme de vidéoconférence, pendant une périod...
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  • Battle of the eagles: Trademark infringement and ‘indirect’ confusion
    Battle of the eagles: Trademark infringement and ‘indirect’ confusion

    If a likelihood of direct confusion between two trademarks cannot be established, the courts may still be prepared to find infringement on the basis of a likelihood of indirect confusion. A decision b...
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  • When should you protect an invention?
    When should you protect an invention?
    Patents

    The development of a new product or a new process is rarely easy. From the challenges and concerns raised during R&D to the difficulty of finding suppliers and convincing investors, there are many obs...
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  • Filing designs in bad faith does not make them invalid
    Filing designs in bad faith does not make them invalid
    Trademarks & Designs

    In a recent judgement, the General Court of the EU considered whether a design application filed in bad faith would automatically render it invalid. Koen de Winder explains the arguments and the reaso...
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  • What has been the impact of COVID-19 on global IP filings?
    What has been the impact of COVID-19 on global IP filings?

    According to WIPO’s latest research, global trademark registrations soared in 2020, while patent and design filings rebounded quickly from the pandemic’s initial impact on application numbers. We summ...
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  • Intellectual property rights in the fashion industry
    Intellectual property rights in the fashion industry
    Trademarks & Designs

    In the ever-evolving fashion industry, creative expression must be protected through intellectual property (IP) rights. From trademarks and designs to patents, copyrights and domain names, each brandi...
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  • IP strategies for FemTech start-ups
    IP strategies for FemTech start-ups

    Female technology (FemTech) is becoming big business with health and wellness apps, software and diagnostic products promising to revolutionise women’s health. Asma Mejri sets out strategic IP advice ...
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