The bad faith conundrum in the EU continues – KOTON, SKY, ANN TAYLOR, NEYMAR, CAFÉ DEL MAR
by Florica Rus, Verena von Bomhard - Published on 31 October at Kluwer Trademark Blog Bad faith is on the rise – whether in reality or as a useful weapon against trade marks is another question. Recently, both the General Court (GC) and the Court of...
CJEU confirms: piecemeal renewals of EUTMs are possible – Nissan Jidiosha KK v. EUIPO, C 207/15 P
CJEU confirms: piecemeal renewals of EUTMs are possible – Nissan Jidiosha KK v. EUIPO, C‑207/15 P Overview:In one of its (few!) positive decisions on appeal, the CJEU has decided that the owner of an EUTM who has renewed the registration only in part can later on request...
The United Kingdom Referendum – BREXIT – Impact on EU trademarks and design rights
Early in the morning of the 24 June 2016 it was announced that, by a slim majority of 51.9% to 48.1% of the participating voters, the decision had been taken for the UK to leave the EU. While not legally binding on the UK government,...
New Trademark Law in the EU
Changes in European trademark law: When, Which and How do they affect trademark owners The Trademark Law Reform process in the EU is finally coming to fruition bringing about changes in nomenclature, fees, proceedings, and substantive law affecting both Community and national trademarks. Most of the changes...