Category: Case Law

In a recent decision, following an application for revocation filed by Supermac’s (Holdings) Ltd, the EUIPO Cancellation Division upheld the…

As we have already reported here, many trade mark owners seeking to register their mark in China have found that…

Early in 2019 various changes to UK Trade Mark legislation came into force. We have outlined below some of the…

Many of us may be very proud of our cars; maybe we even think they are beautiful. But would anyone…

A new referral to the European Patent Office’s highest court, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) has again raised questions…

In a positive step for car companies around the world, a Chinese Court recently held that the Land Wind X7,…

This article was originally published in the January 2019 edition of CITMA Review. Mitsubishi Shoji Kaisha Ltd (Mitsubishi) holds a…

We have previously reported here on the PRETUL case, which confirmed that original equipment manufacturing (OEM) use of a trade…

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has clarified that the red sole trade mark did not constitute a shape mark…

The United States Patent and Trade Mark Office (USPTO) has recently granted a trade mark for the scent of Play-Doh….

In a statement issued by the Broad Institute on 17 January 2018, it was announced that the European Patent Office…

This article was first published on Lexis®PSL IP on 11 September 2017. Click for a free trial of Lexis®PSL. Since the 1st October 2017, ‘virtual’ or ‘web’ marking of…