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  • IP enforcement: Trademarks as ‘sword’ or ‘shield’?
    IP enforcement: Trademarks as ‘sword’ or ‘shield’?

    Find out why deciding on your IP enforcement and protection strategy means keeping both the 'sword' and 'shield' functions of trademarks in mind.
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  • Design registration: Be careful of accidental publication on social media
    Design registration: Be careful of accidental publication on social media

    A finding of invalidity against Puma provides a valuable warning of the dangers of accidental publication online before obtaining design registration.
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  • International trademark registration: Update to Nice Classification at start of 2023
    International trademark registration: Update to Nice Classification at start of 2023

    A new edition of the Nice Classification system for international trademark registration will become available on 1 January 2023.
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  • Copyright protection: can you own a fictional character?
    Copyright protection: can you own a fictional character?
    Copyright

    Find out why special care must be taken when using well-known characters, as an interesting UK case law development in copyright protection demonstrates.
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  • Hard seltzers: A sparkling market shaken by regulation
    Hard seltzers: A sparkling market shaken by regulation

    Find out what hard seltzers are and why this popular drinks craze has fallen foul of global regulators.
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  • EU design rights: What is a ‘normal use’ of a product?
    EU design rights: What is a ‘normal use’ of a product?
    Trademarks & Designs

    What is the ‘normal use’ of an object under EU design law? A case concerning an EU design registration of a bike saddle set out to answer this question.
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  • Trademark enforcement lessons: ZANA, Zara and PR
    Trademark enforcement lessons: ZANA, Zara and PR

    Find out why trademark enforcement based on "the marks only differ by one letter" rule can be damaging and costly, as the recent HOUSE OF ZANA v ZARA case shows.
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  • Trademark owners: Beware of liability for defective products
    Trademark owners: Beware of liability for defective products

    Find out if the trademark owner should be held liable for a product defect, even if they did not manufacture the goods.
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  • Watches and trademarks: Keeping time on counterfeits and infringement
    Watches and trademarks: Keeping time on counterfeits and infringement

    Find out how when it comes to tackling trademark infringement, IP registrations have been a vital cog in the success of the watch industry.
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  • Unified Patent Court: How to manage UPC opt-outs effectively
    Unified Patent Court: How to manage UPC opt-outs effectively

    The countdown has begun to opt-out from the jurisdiction of the Unified Patent Court. We explain what can be opted out, by whom and how to manage opt-out declarations.
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  • Caterpillar wins catfight over feline trademark at the EUIPO
    Caterpillar wins catfight over feline trademark at the EUIPO

    Caterpillar, Inc has successfully challenged the August 2020 European trademark application for ‘FLOWERCAT’ on the basis that the mark infringes its earlier rights to both the word and figurative (dev...
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  • Artificial intelligence and patents: Are AI innovations eligible for protection in the EU?
    Artificial intelligence and patents: Are AI innovations eligible for protection in the EU?
    Patents

    Les brevets destinés à protéger l'innovation ne sont demandés et détenus que par leur inventeur "humain", alors que se passe-t-il si une invention est réalisée entièrement et de manière autonome par u...
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  • From cocaine to cannabis: Drugs as trademarks in the EU
    From cocaine to cannabis: Drugs as trademarks in the EU

    Lors de la diffusion d’un webinar par l’EUIPO le 10 mai dernier, il a été rappelé ce qui peut être déposé à titre de marque de l’Union européenne lorsque celle-ci fait référence aux drogues (termes et...
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  • Protecting innovation in Europe: Which European patent filing route is best for you?
    Protecting innovation in Europe: Which European patent filing route is best for you?

    Lors d'un récent webinaire, Dr Kate McNamara de Novagraaf s'est joint à des experts de Questel pour discuter des nouvelles pratiques en matière de brevets européens.
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  • Defining the relevant public: Why the 'Spinning' trademark is still rolling
    Defining the relevant public: Why the 'Spinning' trademark is still rolling

    Le Tribunal de l'Union européenne a rendu sa décision dans le litige de dix ans concernant la marque "Spinning", utilisée pour des produits et services liés à l'exercice physique, le 6 juillet 2022. A...
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  • ​​​​​​​Trademark protection: Eight reasons why you should start early
    ​​​​​​​Trademark protection: Eight reasons why you should start early

    Lors du lancement d'un nouveau produit, d'un nouveau service, etc, les entreprises négligent souvent la protection des marques. Laura Morrish présente huit raisons d'entamer le processus d'enregistrem...
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  • COVID-19 patent waivers: Facilitating global access to vaccines
    COVID-19 patent waivers: Facilitating global access to vaccines

    L’objectif est de faciliter l’accès aux vaccins anti-Covid dans les pays pauvres.
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  • Non-French trademarks in Quebec: Restricting the use of foreign-language trademarks in Canada
    Non-French trademarks in Quebec: Restricting the use of foreign-language trademarks in Canada

    Afin de promouvoir l'usage du français dans le commerce, le gouvernement québécois a adopté le 24 mai 2022 un projet de loi intitulé "Loi sur le français, langue officielle et commune du Québec". Volh...
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  • Same product, different name: Should you harmonise your trademark portfolio?
    Same product, different name: Should you harmonise your trademark portfolio?

    Les entreprises ayant différents noms de marque pour les mêmes produits dans plusieurs pays pourraient gagner du temps et de l'argent en harmonisant leur portefeuille de marques, comme l’explique Luke...
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  • Trademark registration: When is the right time to file?
    Trademark registration: When is the right time to file?

    Le moment du dépôt d’une marque peut avoir un impact direct sur sa validité. Trop tôt, elle encourt une déchéance pour non-usage, trop tard, elle encourt la nullité. Voici les éléments à prendre en co...
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