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  • How do I know if someone else is using my brand name?
    How do I know if someone else is using my brand name?

    If you registered your brand name as a trademark, you can oppose the (more recent) use of a similar name for similar products and/or services if that use could cause confusion among the relevant publi...
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  • Joint applicants and the right to claim patent priority in the EU
    Joint applicants and the right to claim patent priority in the EU

    Le droit de priorité en Europe est régi par l’Article 87 de la Convention sur le Brevet Européen (CBE), Stéphanie Landais-Patarin vous explique les tenants et aboutissants.
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  • Watch out for fake IP invoices and misleading patent and trademark offers
    Watch out for fake IP invoices and misleading patent and trademark offers

    Si vous recevez une facture ou une offre spéciale d'une société que vous ne connaissez pas, il se peut qu'il s'agisse d'une escroquerie. De plus en plus d'entreprises malhonnêtes envoient de fausses f...
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  • 5 ways to future-proof your international trademark portfolio
    5 ways to future-proof your international trademark portfolio

    Les entreprises et leurs départements dédiés aux marques doivent réagir rapidement face aux nouveaux défis numériques du monde d'aujourd'hui, si elles veulent pouvoir sécuriser leurs marques pour l'av...
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  • Rocky opposition knocked out by concept of trademark neutralisation
    Rocky opposition knocked out by concept of trademark neutralisation

    La neutralisation conceptuelle du risque de confusion a encore frappé et a récemment conduit à rejeter, par KO, deux oppositions formées contre des dépôts de marque de l’Union européenne incluant le t...
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  • What are Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programmes – and should you be using them?
    What are Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programmes – and should you be using them?

    Les programmes PPH peuvent aider les déposants de brevets à accélérer la délivrance d'une demande de brevet dans un second dépôt. Découvrez dans cet article les possibilités et les avantages de ce sys...
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  • How to create a trademark strategy for sub-brands
    How to create a trademark strategy for sub-brands

    Les marques trouvent régulièrement des moyens créatifs et novateurs de générer de nouveaux clients ou de conserver les clients existants. Un exemple récent notable est l'utilisation de sous-marques su...
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  • Barbie keeps its head: Mattel successfully protects doll head design in EU
    Barbie keeps its head: Mattel successfully protects doll head design in EU

    La décision du Tribunal de l'UE du 1er décembre 2021 réaffirme que ni les préférences du marché ni les considérations commerciales ou esthétiques ne sont considérées comme des limites à la liberté de ...
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  • Update from the EPO: Getting your European priorities (even) straighter
    Update from the EPO: Getting your European priorities (even) straighter

    Latest development at the EPO is a further example of the challenges that applicants, particularly from the US, face when ensuring valid priority claims for European Patent (EP) applications, as Dr Ol...
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  • [Webinar] How to futureproof your trademark portfolio
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    [Webinar] How to futureproof your trademark portfolio
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    In February 2022, our experts discussed how to effectively manage an international trademark portfolio with the new (virtual) world challenges through the corporate lens, with speakers from GrandVisio...
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  • China to join the International Design system in May 2022
    China to join the International Design system in May 2022

    Le système international de protection des dessins et modèles continue de s'étendre, la Chine étant le dernier pays à avoir déposé une demande d'adhésion. Le pays achèvera ce processus le 5 mai 2022, ...
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  • Recent updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination
    Recent updates to EPO Guidelines for Examination

    L’OEB vient de publier une version préliminaire de ses Directives relatives à l’examen pratiqué à l’Office Européen des Brevets - la nouvelle version entrera en vigueur le 1er mars 2022.
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  • Trademark dilution and the (S)POTIFY dispute
    Trademark dilution and the (S)POTIFY dispute
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    Music app Spotify has successfully opposed the registration of the trademark ‘Potify’ by marijuana app Potify on the grounds of dilution by blurring and tarnishment. Julia Schefman examines the US Tra...
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  • The caterpillar is still hungry for a ‘lookalike’ decision
    The caterpillar is still hungry for a ‘lookalike’ decision

    Le conflit juridique opposant Marks & Spencer et Aldi au sujet de leurs gâteaux d'anniversaire rivaux Colin the Caterpillar et Cuthbert the Caterpillar a été la source de nombreux titres et posts sur ...
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  • German courts caught off guard by Ferrari’s unregistered design
    German courts caught off guard by Ferrari’s unregistered design

    Dans un communiqué de presse datant du 2 décembre 2014, Ferrari a présenté pour la première fois au public sa nouvelle voiture de sport FXX K, destinée uniquement à être conduite sur circuit et produi...
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  • Clothing giant Zara unsuccessful in food trademark case
    Clothing giant Zara unsuccessful in food trademark case

    Inditex, la société mère de la marque de vêtements à la mode Zara, a partiellement échoué dans sa tentative d'enregistrer une marque de l’Union européenne pour couvrir des produits alimentaires, des r...
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  • Is your anti-counterfeiting strategy up to scratch?
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    Is your anti-counterfeiting strategy up to scratch?

    Counterfeit activity is a threat to all modern businesses, affecting their profits, their reputation and, in some cases, the safety of their consumers. But, so persistent is the threat – particularly ...
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  • Jamaica joins International design and trademark systems
    Jamaica joins International design and trademark systems

    Les systèmes internationaux de protection des marques et des dessins et modèles continuent de se développer, la Jamaïque étant le dernier pays à avoir déposé des instruments d'adhésion, ce qui est une...
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  • Best practices in trademark management: Setting the strategy
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    Best practices in trademark management: Setting the strategy

    Download our trademark management white paper to find out how to build a trademark strategy that supports your business goals.
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  • Don't touch my typography: Fonts and IP
    Don't touch my typography: Fonts and IP

    Ce célèbre slogan, qui prend son origine dans un discours prononcé par Victor Hugo devant l'Assemblée nationale en 1851, ne trouve pas à s’appliquer lorsqu’il s’agit de l’usage des polices d’écriture....
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