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General Court cuts SHORTS trademark down to size

General Court cuts SHORTS trademark down to size

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg - 26 March 2025

IPDaphne VrielingApril 30, 2025Intellectual Property, WTR, IP

TESLA trademark ‘inspired by newspaper article and CD’ invalidated

TESLA trademark ‘inspired by newspaper article and CD’ invalidated

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg - 23 January 2025

IPDaphne VrielingFebruary 25, 2025Intellectual Property, WTR, IP

Benelux Court of Justice invalidates Dr Martens position mark

Benelux Court of Justice invalidates Dr Martens position mark

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg and Moïra Truijens - 28 March 2024

IPDaphne VrielingApril 3, 2024Intellectual Property, WTR, IP

EUIPO: ‘iconic’ Prada triangle pattern is basic and commonplace

EUIPO: ‘iconic’ Prada triangle pattern is basic and commonplace

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg and Moïra Truijens - 23 January 2024

IPDaphne VrielingFebruary 26, 2024Intellectual Property, WTR, IP, EUIPO, Prada

Louboutin v Amazon does not apply to ordinary online marketplaces, says district court

Louboutin v Amazon does not apply to ordinary online marketplaces, says district court

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg and Moïra Truijens - 19 September 2023

IPDaphne VrielingOctober 20, 2023IP, WTR, Louboutin, Amazon, online marketplace

Animation video eligible to be registered as multimedia mark

Animation video eligible to be registered as multimedia mark

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg and Moïra Truijens - 5 June 2023

IPDaphne VrielingJuly 6, 2023IP, WTR

Supreme Court explains Van Doren/Lifestyle criterion in Converse judgment

Supreme Court explains Van Doren/Lifestyle criterion in Converse judgment

World Trademark Review - by Mathijs Peijnenburg - 16 February 2023

IPDaphne VrielingMarch 21, 2023IP, WTR

General Court annuls partial invalidation in long-running DEVIN dispute

General Court annuls partial invalidation in long-running DEVIN dispute

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 12 January 2023

IPDaphne VrielingFebruary 14, 2023IP, WTR

Amsterdam Court of Appeal overturns sticker decision in dispute involving famous satirical TV show

Amsterdam Court of Appeal overturns sticker decision in dispute involving famous satirical TV show

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 26 September 2022

IPDaphne VrielingOctober 31, 2022IP, WTR

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in finding that Class 12 goods and Class 35 services are similar

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in finding that Class 12 goods and Class 35 services are similar

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 4 July 2022

IPDaphne VrielingAugust 4, 2022IP, WTR

General Court annuls revocation of MOOD MEDIA mark

General Court annuls revocation of MOOD MEDIA mark

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 17 March 2022

IPDiederik GerbrandaApril 22, 2022IP, WTR

General Court: it is not necessary for a mark to be used in an extensive geographic area for its use to be deemed genuine

General Court: it is not necessary for a mark to be used in an extensive geographic area for its use to be deemed genuine

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 6 December 2021

IPDiederik GerbrandaJanuary 10, 2022IP, WTR

The BIBBY case: bad faith and bad karma

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Myrna Teeuw - 1 September 2021

IPDiederik GerbrandaOctober 4, 2021IP, WTR

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in assessing relevant public's level of attention for financial services

General Court: Board of Appeal erred in assessing relevant public's level of attention for financial services

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Mathijs Peijnenburg - 23 June 2021

IPDiederik GerbrandaJuly 28, 2021IP, WTR

Supreme Court: no additional circumstances required in the assessment of descriptive trade names

Supreme Court: no additional circumstances required in the assessment of descriptive trade names

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Lisanne Steenbergen - 31 March 2021

IPDiederik GerbrandaMay 4, 2021IP, WTR

General Court partially annuls Board of Appeal's decision in 3D champagne trademark case

General Court partially annuls Board of Appeal's decision in 3D champagne trademark case

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Lisanne Steenbergen - 18 December 2020

IPDiederik GerbrandaJanuary 25, 2021

'Sea of reptiles' found to infringe Lacoste's crocodile mark

'Sea of reptiles' found to infringe Lacoste's crocodile mark

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Lisanne Steenbergen - 24 September 2020

IPDiederik GerbrandaOctober 29, 2020

adidas v H&M: H&M did not cross the line with its two-stripe design

adidas v H&M: H&M did not cross the line with its two-stripe design

World Trademark Review - by Lisanne Steenbergen - 31 March 2020

IPDiederik GerbrandaOctober 2, 2020

CJEU: all courts with jurisdiction to order provisional measures are competent to order such measures with regard to RCDs

CJEU: all courts with jurisdiction to order provisional measures are competent to order such measures with regard to RCDs

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Lisanne Steenbergen - 10 December 2019

IPDiederik GerbrandaSeptember 30, 2020

General Court confirms invalidity of trademark

General Court confirms invalidity of trademark

World Trademark Review - by Moïra Truijens and Lisanne Steenbergen - 14 October 2019

IPDiederik GerbrandaSeptember 29, 2020