Spaniards confuse GEICAR and hey car select?
by Verena von Bomhard and Madelene Bauer – Published on 29 May, 2025 at Kluwer Trademark Blog v. By judgment of 30 April 2025, the General Court of the European Union upheld the decision of the First Board of Appeal of the EUIPO finding a likelihood...
Healthy things and Paris Bar – two new GC decisions on “weak marks”
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on 15 March, 2024 at Kluwer Trademark Blog On 13 March 2024, the General Court (3rd and 7th Chamber) issued two judgments dealing with weak marks in the sense the most trademark practitioners applaud, namely granting descriptive elements in trademarks...
Book Review: “Likelihood of Confusion in Trade Mark Law” by Jeroen Muyldermans and Paul Maeyaert
by Verena von Bomhard – Published on April 6, 2020 at Kluwer Trademark Blog Jeroen Muyldermans and Paul Maeyaert, both experienced IP litigators at the renowned Belgian law firm Altius, have undertaken the humungous task of compiling, analysing, structuring and presenting the case law deriving from...