Insights

The proposed EU design reform package seeks to rejuvenate, harmonise and modernise a system that was originally implemented 20 years ago. Anne-Catherine Schihin sets out its main objectives, including...

Counterfeiting and piracy are constant challenges for brand owners in both online and offline channels. INTAS Anti-counterfeiting Benchmarking Report provides valuable insights and counterfeiting stat...

Find out what constitutes a component part of a complex object when it comes to design protection in Europe, since a recent EU General Court ruling.

Can a patent that has been granted be disputed? Discover the procedure for patent oppositions in the EU, including when and how it can be used.

Rebekah Vardy has successfully registered UK mark WAGATHA CHRISTIE after a libel case hit the tabloids, but is the trademark vulnerable to bad faith?

The EU General Court affirmed the refusal of figurative marks for flat containers. Find out about the principles in relation to 3D and 2D trademarks.

The EPO ruled on sufficient disclosure for a patent application related to wind turbines. Find out what the decision means for mechanical patents.

After much dispute, discussion and delay, the Unified Patent Court launch officially took place this morning at 9 am CET (1 June 2023). From now, organisations can benefit from a new unitary patent (U...

In disputes over pharmaceutical trademarks, the courts take a precautionary approach to exclude any risk of confusion between two medicines marketed under similar brand names. However, this restrictiv...

Find out about the practice of parallel imports in the context of two recent EU rulings on the branding of generic medicinal products.

Changes to trademark registration requirements promised to spell a new era for non-traditional trademarks in the EU. But, what has changed for trademark owners?

The sessions scheduled at INTA's 2023 Annual Meeting remind us that trademarks are not the only rights to consider when looking at brand protection.

Why it is important for women to be part of climate change innovation solutions, and highlighting a few of the women leading the way, to celebrate World IP Day.

Silicon Valley Bank held pledges on numerous patent rights. Discover how patent pledges work and what the collapse of SVB means for affected patent holders.

Artist Mason Rothschild had to pay Hermès US$133k in April, after a jury rejected his defence of freedom of expression to find him guilty in metaverse trademark infringement ruling.

Air France KLM has successfully brought EU trademark opposition proceedings for the trademark ‘Flying Blue’ and the domain name flyingblue.com.

A recent decision by the EPO on neural network patentability has interesting implications for artificial intelligence and other computer-derived innovations.

Non-traditional trademarks, such as shape, smell and sound marks, are becoming increasingly popular. Find out how to register a sound mark in the EU.

The 2022 Review of Notorious Counterfeiting and Piracy Markets by the USTR has assessed online marketplace counterfeiting and ranked sites by worst offender.

Learn how a single letter can be registered as a trademark, but enforcing short signs, such as a single letter trademark, is another challenge.