In this second exclusive data-led article, Managing IP looks at trademark filing trends in the UK and asks BAT and other tobacco companies about the future of cigarettes Tobacco companies are becoming ...

Managing IP presents a first-person account of EU trademark appeals at the CJEU’s General Court by Peter Gustav Olson of Zacco, based on his experience in multiple cases I have been blessed, although ...

“The Court said the opponent (Puma) had to prove that there is a “serious risk” of unfair advantage or detriment to repute or distinctive character and it had not established either type of injury.” ...

Series or families of trademarks can be used as grounds for opposition against European trademarks if certain conditions are met, says João Pereira Cabral of Inventa. There are several factors that ...

“[T]he outcome of this case might have a disruptive effect on any possible sector/industry involving names of famous persons, from art and literature to sports, history, science, fashion and so on.” – ...

The Brexit transition period ended on December 31, 2020. As of January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom will have left the European Union trademark and design system. Although European-wide rights such as ...

Further changes to the EU Trade Mark (“EUTM”) system come into effect on 1 October 2017. These are the next step in the EU’s trade mark reforms, which are aimed at modernising the system to make it ...

The Council today prolonged the mandates of its Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions and operation in the Horn of Africa and Somalia. The mandate of EUCAP Somalia, the EU's civilian ...