The new EU design legislation is set out in two new acts adopted by the European Parliament and the Council which have just been published in the EU Official Journal...
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Geographical Indications are collective intellectual property rights intended to protect the names of certain products that have specific characteristics linked to their geographic origin. GIs are linked to the historical...
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Today we are publishing Part II of a sequence of short FAQ about the European Patent with Unitary Effect. The Part I covering Questions 1 to 4 can be found here: …
Today we start publishing a series of articles in the form of short FAQ about the European Patent with Unitary Effect (EPUE). What is the European Patent with Unitary Effect...
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The crucial role that IP plays in the Fashion Law field The fashion industry is based on the permanent emergence of ideas, designers’ creativity and the imagination that is embodied...
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The Protocol to the Agreement on a Unified Patent Court on provisional application (PPA) entered into force on 19 January 2022, following the deposit of the instrument of ratification by Austria....
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Vinho Verde may remind you of the white village you left behind the sea, but not the VERVE mark... In a dispute between the Comissão de Viticultura da Região dos...
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In a decision dated 21 October 2021 the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal dismissed an appeal in which Zoom Video Communications, Inc was seeking EU trademark registration for the blue icon...
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On 14 September 2020 the EU and China signed a bilateral agreement to protect 100 European Geographical Indications (GIs) in China and 100 Chinese GIs in the European Union against...
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In a decision dated 14 June 2021 the EUIPO’s Board of Appeal confirmed that a sign representing a vehicle containing a fully charged battery with a cable is devoid of...
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